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Fiss ⁊ Fochmarc ⁊ Eolus a trí ndruid.
Fiss ⁊ Fochmarc ⁊ Eolus a trí ndruid.
Dub ⁊ Dorcha ⁊ Teimel a trí ndeogbaire.
Saith ⁊ Leór ⁊ Línad a trí rannaire.
(information * and * questioning * and * knowledge * their * three * druids
blackness * and * darkness * and * deep shadow * their * three * cupbearers
sufficiency * and * plenty * and * filling * their * three * carvers)
Facts and Questioning and Knowledge were their three druids.
Blackness and Darkness and Obscurity were their three cupbearers.
Fullness and Plenty and Filling were their three meatcarvers.
The Book of Leinster (lines 3902 - 3915; page 30d) contains a paragraph setting forth the triplistic description of the appearance, clothing, weaponry and retinue of Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba, the “Trí Dee Donand” (Three Gods of Danu). The names of the three cupbears would seem to indicate that utter insensibility was the expected outcome of a good drinking bout.
Nert ní dernaim.
Nert ní dernaim.
Rith ní rordaim.
Léim ní rolngaim.
(strength * not * I can do
running * not * I can run
leap * not * I can leap)
That is a feat I cannot do.
That is a run I cannot run.
That is a leap I cannot leap.
Is uilliu a somailse isind aimsir imbi fáilid nech.
Is uilliu a somailse isind aimsir imbi fáilid nech.
(is * greater * their * sweetness * in the * time * in which is * cheerful * one)
Food and drink taste sweeter whenever one is happy.
Bid inund techt nó anad dún céin no·mbeo-sa.
Bid inund techt nó anad dún céin no·mbeo-sa.
(will-be * equal * going * or * staying * for us * as long as * I may live)
You may come and go as you wish, as long as I live.
Ná cuindig do chís ...
Ná cuindig do chís
for duine nad·fóel
is ferr úad a lleth
andá a meth mar óen.
(not * seek * your * rent
on * person * that will not bear
is * better * from him * the * half
than * their * failure * as * one)
Seek not to collect tribute
from one who cannot pay;
better to accept half from him
than to lose both man and money.
Con·éitet nád fúacair...
Con·éitet nád fúacair,
for·congair nád ergair.
goes along * that not * discloses /
authorizes * who that not * forbids)
He condones who does not denounce,
he commands who does not forbid.
Is ferr ecna cen suíthi...
Is ferr ecna cen suíthi oldás suíthi cen ecna.
(is * better * wisdom * without * learning * than * learning * without * wisdom)
Wisdom without learning is better than learning without wisdom.
Nom-choimmdiu-coíma!
Nom-choimmdiu-coíma!
(may me * lord * protect)
May the Lord preserve me!
Is garit mo lorg latt.
Is garit mo lorg latt.
(is * short * my * club * with you)
My club is short in your opinion.
Gablánach in rét in scéluighecht.
Gablánach in rét in scéluighecht.
(branching * the * thing * the * storytelling)
Storytelling is an intricate business.