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Language: Gaelic

Am Bogsa-Litrichean - by Meg Bateman

{ Poem }

Dh’fhan mo litir ris a’ phosta,
/ oidhche Shathairne, oidhche Dhòmhnaich,
/ ràinig i Dùn Èideann, chaidh a fosgladh,
/ sheas i greiseag air a’ phiàna;
/
/ Ach…

Loch Coimpiutair: Dàn Gaoil - by Meg Bateman

{ Poem }

Loch an Iomair’s my treasure, cradled in sphagnum /high in the hills between arms of rock / with lobelia pricking…

A-rithist - by Peter Mackay

{ Poem }

Bhithinn nam dhotair, bheirinn leigheas ’son do phian,
/ bhithinn nam thidsear, chuirinn faclan air do mhiann,
/ bhithinn nam bhràthair athair piuthar màthair…

Dòchas - by Maoilios Caimbeul

{ Poem }

Dòchas –
/ rionnag anns na speuran.
/
/ Dùil –
/ rocaid agus rionnag anns na speuran.
/
/ Creideamh –
/ adhar làn rionnagan.
/
/ Cinnt –
/ grian a’…

‘Na cluinneam nach eil subh-làir…’ - by Niall O’Gallagher

{ Poem }

Na cluinneam nach eil subh-làir
/ agad air fhàgail sa bhùth;
/ tha mo ghaol-sa gam feitheamh,
/ …

Corp-criadhach - by Niall O’Gallagher

{ Poem }

Cha dèan mi corp-criadhach dhut
/ cha nochd do chruth na mo dhàin
/ cha chuir mallachd mar a chuir
/ …

Trèanaichean - by Niall O’Gallagher

{ Poem }

Soraidh slàn leis na trèanaichean orains a
/ ghiùlain sinn eadar Baile Ghobhainn ’s Partaig,
/ Sràid na Drochaid is Ceann a’ Chnuic ’s…

Duilleag - by Niall O’Gallagher

{ Poem }

Dhuilleag, dè an teachdaireachd
a th’ agad dhuinn an-diugh?

’S e gun tàinig foghar oirnn
’s gun deach na craobhan ruadh.

An Suaimhneas Bruaillein - by Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir

{ Poem }

’S ann ri ur seanair Dòmhnall Buachaille
/ a bha sibh a’ bruidhinn a-raoir
/ thuirt sibh rium.
/
/ Ann an aisling no an soillearachadh seòmair…

Pabail - by Derick Thomson

{ Poem }

Air iomall an talamh-àitich, eadar dhà sholas,
/ tha a’ churracag a’ ruith ʼs a’ stad, ʼs a’ ruith ʼs a’ stad,
/ is…

‘Na Còig Corragan’ - by Scottish anonymous

{ Poem }

an òrdag
/ an sgealbag
/ an gunna fada
/ mac-an-aba
/ ‘s lùdag bheag an airgid…

guthan chalanais - by Aonghas MacNeacail

{ Poem }

1
/ seallaibh sinne
/ dh’èirich às a’ mhòintich
/ far an do chaidil sinn
/ tro linntean dìochuimhn’
/
/ an-diugh nar sgeinean maola
/ gearradh an àile
/
/ 2
/ chunnaic aon t-sùil màthair…

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