Verse

Caíne ailmi...

Caíne ailmi
ardomm-peitet
ní íar n-a creicc.

(beautiful * pines / (that) for me play / not * after * their * purchasing)

Beautiful the pines
that make music for me
unhired.

Cid bec, mét frigi, do locht...

Cid bec, mét frigi, do locht,
airige for nech do chéin;
cid métithir slíab do locht,
nocha n-airige fort féin.

(although * small * size * of mite * for * a fault / you notice * on * someone * to * distance / although * as sizeable (as) * a mountain * for * a fault / not * you notice * on you * self)

Though a fault be small, a trifle,
you see it on another at a distance;
Though a fault be the size of a mountain,
You do not see it on yourself.

Ní ba dúnad cen rígu...

Ní ba dúnad cen rígu,
ní ba fili cen scéala,
ní ba ingen manip fíal,
ní maith cíall neich nad léga.

(not * was * encampment * without * kings / not * was * poet * without * tales / not * was * maiden * if is not * generous / not * good * sense * of one * that not * reads)

No encampment without kings,
no poet without tales,
no maiden if not hospitable,
no good sense in one who doesn’t read.

Cride hé...

Cride hé
daire cnó
ócán é
pócán dó.

(a heart * he / a grove * of nuts / young man * he / a little kiss * for him)

He’s a heart,
a fruitful grove;
He’s a young man,
a kiss for him.