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<text><body><div><p><span>B'FHEARR LEIGEAN D'ÓL.</span></p>
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<lb n="2"/><p><span>Sin cúis dam fé ndeara gur shearg mo ghné gheal</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>'S tigheann atharrach scéimhe orm ó bhathas go feór</span>
<lb n="4"/><span>Ag iomchur gach aindeise gealladh san tsaoghal dam</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>Nach fada mo ré anois má leanaim-se leó,</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>I bhfiúntar bheith dealbh gan earadh gan éadach</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>Do dheasca na mbéasa do chleachtas go hóg</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>Mo shiubhal go tigh an leanna 's mé a' blaise na</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>mbraonach,</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>'S ná creidfinn ó éinneach gur bh'fhearr leigean d'ól.</span></p>
<lb n="11"/>
<lb n="12"/><p><span>Cúrsa mo bheatha le n-aithnis badh dhréacht suilth</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>I bpratainn le héifeacht dá gcanfainn i gcóir,</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>Go súgach a fastuighim le neart grinn gan traochadh</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>'S ná beartuighim gur bhaoghal dam éan bhárthan go</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>deó,</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>Le dúil bheith a rannaigheacht 's a staraidheacht i</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>nGaedhilg</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>I bhfarra gach séimhfhir do dháilfeadh lem' shórd,</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>A diúgadh na gcannaí do laguigheadh i gcéill mé</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>'S ná creidfinn ar éanchor go mb'fhearr leigean</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>d'ól.</span></p>
<lb n="23"/>
<lb n="24"/><p><span>Ba lúthmhar mé a' taisdeal ar maidin chum aonaigh</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>Fé mhaise gach éadaigh bheadh cáilmhail dom' shórd,</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>Ag cumhdach mo bhathais bhíodh hata deas péacach</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>De'n fhaision ba dhéidheannaige do tháinig ón gcóbh,</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>Ag siubhal ar an margadh go dtagadh meán lae 'rm</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>A' bagairt 's a' sméid ar gach bláth-bhruinnil óig,</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>Dá dtabhairt go tigh'n leanna le bastal ná déarfainn</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>Gan eagal gur baoghlach gur bh'fhearr leigean dóibh</span></p>
<lb n="32"/>
<lb n="33"/><p><span>Siúd bean an leanna dom' aice go saothrach</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>Admhuigheann céad agus fáilte aici romham,</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>Agus thiubradh sí an leabhar le bladar dá mb'éigin</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>Ná feacaidh ar féile riamh ráib eile m' shórd,</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>Mo phúir nuair a theannuighthí an bheathuisce dhaor liom</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>'S mé mhealladh n-a déidh sin go bán-halla 'n cheóil,</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>'S tréis díol dam ar maidin a freasdal na scléipe</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>Seadh 's blasda do ghéillfinn gur bh'fhearr leigean</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>d'ól.</span></p>
<lb n="42"/>
<lb n="43"/><p><span>Sciúrdaim abhaile chomh tapaidh 's is féidir</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>Ar leabaidh a théidhim 's is dearbh nach soghach,</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>Tréis dríodar is deascadh na ndramanna thraoch mé</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>'S do neartuigh an éalaig do sháruigh mé i mbrón,</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>Is fíochmhar mo charaid nuair thagaid dom' fhéachaint</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>Gan taise dom' ghéibhinn dá rádh liom gur dóch,</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>Gur fíor go rabhas scartha le Parathas Naomhtha</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>De dheascaibh mo thréithe s go mb'fearr leigean</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>d'ól.</span></p>
<lb n="52"/>
<lb n="53"/><p><span>Ó's fíor anois athair do cheannuigh na céadtha</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>Ó'n bpeacadh gur shaorais na táinte fear rómhad,</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>Impighinn is aitchim-sé maitheamhnas saor d'fhagháil</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>'S mé ghlacadh le daondacht id dháil chomh maith leó,</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>Claoidhfidh mé feasta le teagasc na cléire</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>Ní beatha liom craos agus carrbhas óil,</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>Sin críoch ar mo ranna 's mo bharamhail saor díbh;</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>'S i n-aithle an méid sin do b'fhearr leigean d'ól.</span></p>
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<lb n="62"/><p><span>Sid é an t-amhrán go bhfuair Seaghán O Cruadlaoich</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>an chéad duais leis ar Fheis Bhaile Mhúirne.</span></p>
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