Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch von E. Windisch (mit Übers. und Wörterbuch herausg. von W. Stokes und E. Windisch).

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Page 172 - O man, that diggest the tomb, And that puttest my darling from me, Make not the grave too narrow: I shall be beside the noble ones.
Page 111 - Levarcham that she would desire a husband having the three colours which she beheld, namely, the colour of the raven on his hair, the colour of the calf's blood on his cheeks, and the colour of the snow on his skin. 'Even such a man is there in the household of Conchobar...
Page 162 - Emain, treachery and guile will be wrought be upon you." 1 lit. on me story of it. 321. Aud they went forward in that wise to the door of the house of Emain and asked that it should be opened for them. The doorward answered and asked who was there. He was told that it was three sons of Usnech who were there, and Fergus
Page 171 - Three that used to break every onrush. Three darlings of the women of Britain, Three hawks of Slieve Gullion, Sons of a king whom valour served, To whom soldiers used to give homage. Three heroes who were not good at homage, Their fall is cause of sorrow — Three sons of Cathbad's daughter, Three props of the battalion of Cuailgne.
Page 163 - Fair-head' of Conchobar between them, a-playing on it. And she gave the son of Usnech and Deirdre kisses of loyalty, lovingly, fervently; and she wept showers of tears, so that her bosom and her fore-breast were wet. And after that she spake and said: "It is not well for you, O beloved children...
Page 112 - The text in the Yellow Book of Lecan, a ms. in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, marked H. 2. 16. The tale begins at col.
Page 169 - Ulsternien at that grievous sight gave forth three heavy cries of grief for them. 559. As to Deirdre, when each of them was attending to the other, she came forward on the green of Emain, fluttering hither and thither from one to another, till Cüchulainn happened to meet (?)her. And she went under his safeguard, and told him tidings of the Children of Usnech, from beginning to end, how they had been betrayed.' 565. "That is sad to me," saith Cüchulainn; "and dost thou know* who killed them?
Page 171 - Naoisi's love: Short my life after them: I will perform their funeral game. After them I will not be alive Three that would go into every conflict, Three who liked to endure hardships, Three heroes who refused not combats.
Page 169 - Usnech." 530. Cathbad believed those sayings of Conchobar, and he went to restrain the Children of Usnech, and he wrought wizardry upon them, for he put a great-waved sea along the field before the Children of Usnech. And the men of Ulster two feet behind them, and sad it was that the Children of Usnech were overwhelmed in the great sea, and Naisi uplifting Deirdre on his shoulder to save her from being drowned.
Page 172 - The three leashes of those three hounds Have struck a sigh out of my heart ; With me was their keeping, To see them is cause of wailing. I was never alone Save the day of making your grave, Though often have I been With you in a solitude. My sight hath gone from me At seeing Naisi's grave : Shortly my soul will leave me, And the folk of my lamentation remain not. Through me guile was wrought upon them, Three strong waves of the flood ! Sad that I was not in earth Before Usnach's children were slain...

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