Generosity
Cuirm lemm, lemlacht la catt.
Cuirm lemm, lemlacht la catt.
(beer * with me * fresh milk * with * cat)
I like beer the way a cat likes milk!
Eochair ferta féile.
Eochair ferta féile.
(key * of wonders * generosity)
Generosity is the key to marvels.
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.