Paradise Lost Episode 4: An Táin; of Fate and determination

The Epic tale of The Táin explained in a mythological and psychological context.

[@mcgie2002]

Magnificent and highly educational ❤️

[@neildaly6787]

Thank you Lorcan. That succinct explication of the text's important themes helps me get some context and structure around my reading of The Tain (trans. Ciaran Carson). Keep up the good work.

[@N3ukenInD3K3uken]

Hey Lorcan, I bought your musical rendition of the Táin in 2012 when I was doing my own translation of the Ulster cycle. I come back to it every now and then and am still very moved every time I listen by the atmosphere and in particular your singing. In fact these are the only things I could be moved by as I my understanding of the Irish language is, to my regret, close to non-existent. I can associate tracks with particular scenes from the Táin based on the title of course, but I was wondering if you have an English translation of your lyrics available somewhere as I am still curious as to the words you used to describe the scenes.

[@lorcanmacmathuna]

Hi Skypuh. Thanks for reaching out. I'm glad my interpretation of The Táin had such a positive effect on you. I did post the translations online when I produced the CD. I just didn't have room in the CD packaging for it, so I put it all on my website. Here are the translations of the songs in my redaction of The Táin lorcanmacmathuna.com/antain/translations/ I hope this gives you an even deeper insight into the story. Le deá ghuí, Lorcán