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The Poem-Book of the Gael

Eleanor Hull (1860–1935) · 1912

Mixed forms · 5,368 lines in 148 sections

Irish poetry from the eighth century onward, in Eleanor Hull's translations.

Measured across the book

Across its 5,463 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 93%). Alliteration runs at 1.10 times what shuffling the words would give (0.29 observed against 0.27 expected). 34% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

The Creation of the Universetrochaic pentameter · unrhymed · 44 lines Creation of the Winds with Their Coloursiambic tetrameter · 52 lines Measurements of the Universeiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 60 lines The Heavenly Kingdomiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 192 lines Perhaps Ancient of Days4 lines The Forbidden Fruit. (Vii.)iambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 20 lines The Fall and Expulsion from Paradise. (Viii.)iambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 188 lines The Penance of Adam and Eve. (Xi.)iambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 252 lines The Death of Adam. (Xii.)iambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 176 lines The Source of Poetic Inspiration59 lines Amorgen's Song34 lines The Song of Childbirthiambic pentameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines Greeting to the New-Born Babetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines What Is Love?iambic tetrameter · 13 lines Summons to Cuchulainiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 24 lines Laegh's Description of Fairy-Landiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 72 lines The Lamentation of Fand When She Is About to Leave Cuchulaintrochaic pentameter · unrhymed · 28 lines Mider's Call to Fairy-Landiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 28 lines The Song of the Fairiesiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines The Great Lamentation of Deirdre for the Sons of Usnaunrhymed · 80 lines First Winter-Songtrochaic dimeter · 17 lines Second Winter-Songiambic pentameter · 16 lines In Praise of Maytrochaic tetrameter · 36 lines The Isle of Arraniambic pentameter · 27 lines A Dialogueiambic tetrameter · 72 lines Youth and Ageiambic pentameter · 12 lines Chill Winteriambic pentameter · ABBA · 24 lines The Sleep-Song of Grainne Over Dermuidtrochaic octameter · AABB · 31 lines The Slaying of Conbegtrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 12 lines The Fairies' Lullabyiambic tetrameter · 17 lines Song of the Forest Treesiambic tetrameter · 95 lines Patrick's Blessing on Munstertrochaic tetrameter · AABBCC · 24 lines Columcille's Farewell to Aran of the Saintsiambic tetrameter · 20 lines From an Irish MS. in the Burgundian Library, Brusselsiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 48 lines Hymn to the Dawnunrhymed · 60 lines The Song of Manchan the Hermit30 lines A PrayerAABB · 24 lines The Loves of Liadan and Curithiriambic tetrameter · AABB · 66 lines The Lay of Prince Marvaniambic tetrameter · 102 lines The Song of Crede, Daughter of Guareiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 lines The Student and His Cattrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 35 lines The Song of the Seven Archangelscommon measure · 32 lines Ancient Irish Litany36 lines The Feathered Hermitiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 6 lines An Aphorismiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines The Blackbirdiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines Deus Meusiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 30 lines The Soul's Desirecommon measure · ABAB · 32 lines Tempest on the Seatrochaic tetrameter · AABBA · 50 lines The Old Woman of Beareiambic pentameter · 76 lines Gormliath's Lament for Nial Black-Kneetrochaic tetrameter · ABBA · 20 lines The Mother's Lament at the Slaughter of the Innocentsiambic trimeter · 60 lines Consecrationiambic tetrameter · AABB · 16 lines Teach Me, o Trinityshort measure · AABB · 32 lines The Shaving of Murdochunrhymed · 21 lines Eileen Arooniambic trimeter · ABABAAAB · 32 lines Poems of the Dark Daysiambic hexameter · unrhymed · 8 lines The Downfall of the Gaelanapaestic dimeter · ABAB · 76 lines Sir Samuel Fergusoniambic pentameter · 59 lines O'Hussey's Ode to the MaguireABBA · 57 lines AvranAABB · 4 lines Buried in San Pietro Montorio at Romeiambic tetrameter · 134 lines The County of Mayoiambic heptameter · 17 lines The Outlaw of Loch LeneAABB · 16 lines The Flower of Nut-Brown MaidsABABCCCB · 32 lines Roisín Dubhiambic heptameter · unrhymed · 28 lines My Dark Rosaleeniambic trimeter · ABABCDCDDCCD · 84 lines The Fair Hills of Eireiambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 48 lines A Brigade Balladiambic pentameter · 31 lines Love's Despairiambic trimeter · AABCCB · 42 lines The Cruiskeen Lawniambic tetrameter · AABB · 41 lines The Outlaw's Songiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 24 lines O Druimin Donn Dilishiambic trimeter · 24 lines Do You Remember That Night?iambic trimeter · 32 lines The Exile's Songiambic pentameter · AABB · 28 lines The Fisherman's Keeniambic heptameter · AABB · 32 lines Boatman's Hymntrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 31 lines Dirge on the Death of Art O'Learyiambic tetrameter · 210 lines Prologue24 lines Hymn to the Virgin Marytrochaic heptameter · AABB · 20 lines Christmas Hymntrochaic tetrameter · 16 lines O Mary of Gracesanapaestic dimeter · 16 lines The Cattle-Shediambic hexameter · 16 lines Hail to Thee, o Marytrochaic trimeter · 8 lines O Mary, o Blessed Motheriambic tetrameter · 19 lines I Rest with Thee, o Jesusiambic tetrameter · AABB · 9 lines Thanksgiving After Foodiambic tetrameter · AABB · 4 lines The Sacred TrinityAABB · 5 lines O King of the WoundsAABB · 4 lines Prayer Before Going to Sleepiambic trimeter · 22 lines I Lie Down with Godiambic tetrameter · 17 lines The White Paternosteriambic tetrameter · 24 lines Another Versioniambic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines A Night Prayeriambic pentameter · AABB · 7 lines Mary's Visioniambic tetrameter · 10 lines The Safe-Guarding of My Souliambic trimeter · 11 lines Another Versioniambic trimeter · unrhymed · 18 lines The Straying Sheepiambic tetrameter · 8 lines Before CommunionAABB · 4 lines May the Sweet Name of Jesusiambic trimeter · AABB · 11 lines O Blessed JesusAABB · 4 lines Another VersionAABB · 4 lines Morning Wish4 lines On "Covering" the Fire for the Night4 lines The Man Who Stands Stiffiambic pentameter · ABAB · 24 lines Charm Against Enemiesiambic dimeter · 11 lines The Keening of Maryiambic trimeter · 36 lines Cushla Ma Chreeiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 lines The Blackthorn44 lines Pastheen Finntrochaic pentameter · AAAABBB · 35 lines Sheiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines Hopeless Lovetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 20 lines The Girl I Loveiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 lines Would God I Wereiambic pentameter · ABAB · 16 lines Branch of the Sweet and Early Roseiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines Is Truagh Gan Mise I Sasanaiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 lines The Yellow Bittern32 lines Have You Been at Carrack?AABB · 24 lines Cashel of Munsteriambic heptameter · AABB · 21 lines The Snowy-Breasted Pearliambic tetrameter · 24 lines The Dark Maid of the Valleyiambic heptameter · 16 lines The Coolun29 lines Ceann Dubh Dhileasiambic pentameter · 12 lines Ringleted Youth of My Loveanapaestic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines I Shall Not Die for Youiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Donall OgeAABB · 40 lines The Grief of a Girl's Heartunrhymed · 52 lines Death the Comradeiambic pentameter · 39 lines Muirneen of the Fair Hairiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 30 lines The Red Man's Wifeanapaestic trimeter · 40 lines Another Versiontrochaic tetrameter · 50 lines My Grief on the Seaanapaestic dimeter · 24 lines Oró Mhór, a Mhóiríniambic tetrameter · 36 lines The Little Yellow Roadiambic trimeter · 40 lines Reproach to the Pipeanapaestic dimeter · 58 lines From an Irish Keeniambic heptameter · AABB · 39 lines Modereen Rue; Or, the Little Red Rogueanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 35 lines The Stars Stand Upiambic tetrameter · 23 lines The Love Smartiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 24 lines Well for Theeiambic tetrameter · 20 lines I Am Rafteryiambic trimeter · 12 lines Anthony Rafteryunrhymed · 92 lines Love Is a Mortal Diseaseanapaestic pentameter · 21 lines Douglas Hydetrochaic trimeter · 92 lines I Follow a Startrochaic trimeter · 16 lines Traditionaliambic tetrameter · 44 lines The Cradle of Goldtrochaic tetrameter · 61 lines

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Public domain. Text from The Poem-Book of the Gael Translations from Irish Gaelic Poetry into English Prose and Verse, Project Gutenberg ebook #46917. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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