Tan bím eter mo shruithe...

Tan bím eter mo shruithe
am teist ergaire cluiche;
tan bím eter in áes mer
do-muinet is mé a n-oíser.

(when * I am * among * my * elders / I am * evidence * of prohibition * of play / when * I am * among * the * folk * crazy / they think * is * I * their * junior)

When I am among my seniors
I am proof that play is forbidden;
when I am among the crazy kids,
they think that I’m their junior.

This anonymous 10th century verse is placed in the mouth of Mo Ling, a popular early saint.

Topics: Verse