verse beg. A Bé Find in rega lim
- Late Old Irish
- verse
Early Irish syllabic poem (7 qq) in which the speaker encourages Bé Find to join him in the delightful Otherworld. It is preserved in the third part of Tochmarc Étaíne, where the poem is attributed to Midir as he woos Étaín, addressing her as Bé Find.
First words (verse)
- A Bé Find in rega lim
“Fair lady, will you go with me?”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
- Tochmarc Étaíne
- III § 10
Author
Anonymous
Language
- Late Old Irish
- late Old Irish
Date
late 9th century (Murphy)
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 7
Sources
Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.
[ed.] [tr.] Murphy, Gerard [ed. and tr.], “Anonymous: Fair lady, will you go with me?”, in: Gerard Murphy [ed. and tr.], Early Irish lyrics: eighth to twelfth century, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956. 104–107, 220–222.
CELT – edition: <link>
See Tochmarc Étaíne for further editions and translations
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April 2012, last updated: January 2024
