Immram Bran

31.
The woman moved away from them, taking the wand with her. The wand sprung from Bran's hand for he had not enough strength in his hand to hold it.

32.
The following day Bran sailed to the west upon the sea. Three groups of nine were their number²⁴. One man amongst the three groups of nine, foster-brothers and companions. After two days and two nights upon the sea, they saw a chariot coming from the west. That man sang thirty quatrains of well and recounted that he was Manannan Son of Ler and he going forth to distant Ireland and he would have a son who would be called Mongán, Son of Fiachnai, which was his due. Thereafter he sang thirty quatrains

33.
"It is a marvelous wonderful plain to Bran,
in his coracle crossing the clear sea.
I myself in my chariot of distance see
a plain of flowers of easy passage."

34.
"Out of my clear sea, Bran sees
a place marked by labor.
It is a happy place with many flowers
to me from the chariot with two wheels."

35.
"Bran sees
a row of waves erupting across the clear sea.
Covering the Plain of Skill, I myself see
red-headed flowers without fault²⁵."

36.
"Capering animals of the sea shine in summer
within the idle glance of Bran.
Streams of honey spring forth,
within the boundaries of Manannan, Son of the Sea."

37.
"The complexion of the open sea maintains
its whiteness where you journey.
Yellow and grey-green race about
and the earth is not rough."

38.
"Speckled trout leap from the womb
of the white sea, even before you look.
Value and opportunity²⁶ of color are there
with friendliness and without destruction on the journey."

39.
"Though but one chariot rider is seen
In the Plain of Pleasure with many flowers.
many horses spring from its womb
without sitting nor abiding here."

40.
"Luxuriant is the plain. Extensive is the host,
glistening lustrous with triumph.
White streams of silver, cloth of gold
brings abundant welcome to everyone."

41.
"Renowned joining together is very pleasant.
Hardly a one has valiant loss from the wine
besides the gentle thicket²⁷ ,
without transgression and without stupidity²⁸."

42.
"Over the branches of a wood have you carried
your coracle across the ridges
to a boundary tree with its acorns of delightful knowledge
which extends its fruit of humble wisdom."

43.
"The boundary tree is with abundant blossom and
upon the vine is its fragrance.
It is a wood without decay or defect
upon which are leaves of golden color."

*Note: Once again, Ecclesiastical teaching is inserted. As before, it does not relate in thought to either the preceding or succeeding lines.

44.
"From the beginning we are secure
from sin and without death.
We do not expect sickness
nor a lack of wisdom."

45.
"It was an evil omen when the serpent came
and walked to the father in his dwellling.
It was not of this world that it lied.
So now there is death and not the lowing of cattle."

46.
"There is division brought by the weapon of greed,
which is proven among the brilliant (noble) host,
whose withered body is enslaved in punishment
and the troubled world dwells in sorrow."

47.
"It is the law of arrogance in this world
to believe in nature, forgetting God and
doing battle with disease and fruit of the oak ²⁹
the spirit is destroyed through three deceptions."

48.
"Nobel salvation will come
from the King of creation
A white law comes across the sea.
Besides being part God, he will be part man."

*Returning now to the Immram

49.
"This image of which you know
will bring expansion to your side.
Because of this adventure being great ³⁰,
I journey to the woman of the Plain of Rows."

50.
"Beyond is Manannan Mac Lir ³¹
in his chariot, with the appearance of a man.
Evil ones scoff at the powerful presence
of the gentle man, eagle ³² of the white earth."