A Marbáin a díthrubaig

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Initial words ‘A Marbáin, a díthrubaig’ » (Marbán, hermit)
Author Anonymous
Manuscripts
Type or category Early Irish lyrics
Language Old Irish
Date 9th century (Murphy)[1]
Metre rannaigecht » Stanzas 1, 8-12 and 33 in Murphy's edition are in rannaigecht; much of the remaining poem in 424231424231.
Description Poem presented as a verse dialogue between King Gúaire of Connacht (7th century) and Marbán the hermit.

Notes

  1. ^ Gerard Murphy, ‘Anonymous: King and hermit’ (1956): 10

Sources

Editions

Open book nae 02.png Murphy, Gerard (ed. and tr.), “Anonymous: King and hermit”, in: Murphy, Gerard (ed. and tr.), Early Irish lyrics: eighth to twelfth century, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956. 10—19, 177—178.  » Omits stanzas 2-7. Edge-firefox.png CELT: edition
Open book nae 02.png Meyer, Kuno (ed. and tr.), King and hermit. A colloquy between king Guaire of Aidne and his brother Marban. Being an Irish poem of the 10th century, London: David Nutt, 1901. Edge-firefox.png Internet Archive: [1] [2]
Open book nae 02.png Meyer, Kuno (ed.), “Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: IV. Aus Harleian 5280. Zweigespräch zwischen König Gúaire von Aidne und seinem Bruder Marbán, dem Einsiedler”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 3 (1901): 455—457. Celtic Digital Initiative (all Mitteilungen of ZCP 3); Internet Archive
Open book nae 02.png Meyer, Kuno (tr.), Selections from ancient Irish poetry, London, 1911. 47—50 » Omits stanzas 2-7. Edge-firefox.png Internet Archive: [3] [4] [5]
Open book nae 02.png Jackson, Kenneth Hurlstone, Studies in early Celtic nature poetry, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1935.  » Translation of stanzas 8-32.
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