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Language: Gaelic

Baresi - by Pàdraig MacAoidh
Peter Mackay

{ Poem }

Tha gach rud ’s eòl dhomh mu mhoraltachd ’s dleastanas an urra ri Franco Baresi a’ tarraing cudeigin sìos far a’ bhall’ air Football Italia. Sheachnaich sinn Sgòil Shàbaid a dh’fhaicinn. Ciod is crìoch àraidh do’n duine? Dia a ghlòrachadh, agus a mhealtuinn gu siorruidh.Tha Dia ’na spiorad, neo-chrìochnach, bith bhuan, agus neo-chaochluidheach. Is e […]

Prèasant - by Pàdraig MacAoidh
Peter Mackay

{ Poem }

Dhaibh a tha ga fhaighinn, ’s e prèasant a th’ ann de thìm, de làithean, bhliadhnaichean: gioft neo-fhèineilagus fialaidh air a thoirt seachad tro dhòchas agus eòlas nach robh comasach, nach robh fiu ’s so-shaoilsinn airson tòrr de ar n-eachdraidh,’S e cuimhneachan a th’ ann nach eil sinn beò nar n-aonarach air ar cuartachadh le […]

Snaidhte - by Elissa Hunter-Dorans

{ Poem }

The sky’s static opens, made tender in its waiting / And blinks its eyes furiously to catch / The cavalry’s last wave, and it’s silent in its thrashing / Reveal of the tall stone here, below.

Elissa Hunter-Dorans

{ Poet }

Òran na Cille - by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
Mark Spencer Turner

{ Poem }

Oir ’s a’ ghrian, a chì sinn ag èirigh gach là,a dh’èireas a-rèir A dh’àithne.– Naomh PàdraigCoisich còmhla rium,cas-rùisgte thar feamainnis clachan na tràghad,gu comraich a’ chladaich.Coisich còmhla rium,a dh’ionnsaigh an fhearainn,is beannachd nad bhràghadlàn an dàin is an Dòmhnaich.Cuir fàilt’ air ciùin’ an dorais,barra-chaol chun a’ chorra.Seachain manadh an donais,eadar ballachan mo chille.Cuir cùl […]

Snaoiseabhal - by Donald John MacDonald

{ Poem }

Cuimhneachain ri bonn a cheile
Steach o bhràighe abhainn Ròdhag:
Tobht’ is àillte, feannag thaomaidh,

Chì Mi - by Donald John MacDonald

{ Poem }

Chì mi thu tro cheò na h-ùine,
Dusd na tìm a’ seacadh ùr-bhlath
D’ òige; ach an cridh’ mo chrìdh’-sa,

Mo Mhaigdean Òg - by Donald Macintyre

{ Poem }

’S a’ mhadainn moich mun èirich grian,Mun liath i air na neòil,Mun cluinn mi ceilearadh nan eun,Mun crom iad beul gu ol; Bi mise falbh gu socair, balbhA’ shealbhachdadh ar loin;Gur gann gun dùin mi ’n dorus liumMun dùisg mo mhaighdean òg.Nuair bhios mi coiseachd sìos an t-sràidAir madainn shàmhach reòt,Nuair bhios mi deas fu […]

Cor na Gàidhlig - by Donald Macintyre

{ Poem }

Ged’s cruaidh ri ràitinn le mac mo mhàtharTha clann nan Gàidheal a’ ruith a-mach,A’ toirt an cùlaibh ri gnàth an dùthchaIs fasain ùra gan toirt a-steach,A’ call na Gàidhlig a bh’aig am pàrantan -Sìol nan àrmann – b’ e sgial nan creachNach seas i h-àite ann an tìr nan àrd-bheann’S na culaidh-ghràin ann an iomadh […]

Deireadh Shamhraidh - by Victoria MacIver

{ Poem }

Na coilltean air an còmhdachadh
le criostalan snìomhte
a’ deàrrsadh is a’ priobadh mar
ulaidh spùinneadair

Coiseachd - by Victoria MacIver

{ Poem }

Chan fhaic sinn na duilgheadasan
a chuir troimhe-chèil’ thu an oidhche ud
is tu cho feargach gun ghluasad
mar do charaidean, bha cho luath ris a’ ghaoith

Ullachadh Obrach gu Fàth-fiata - by Victoria MacIver

{ Poem }

Loirig thu na coinneamhan gu cliobhar,
an luaithre a’ comharrachadh a’ mhìosachain,
ri sìor fhàs, mar liostaichean nam bùthan a’ deàrrsadh
– ruith thu –

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