Brian Holton
Brian Holton has published 20 books of translated poetry. He has won prizes for his own poetry in Scots and for his translations into both Scots and English.
Language: Translations
Our Waking Breath: a poem-letter from Scotland to Ukraine - by
Spring is here. Dear people of Ukraine,
your courage humbles us. Haud fast. Haud fast.
– And send them homewards, tae think again.
Proud Maisie - by
“Cò nì leaba mo phòsaidh –
Abair, eòinein, gu stuama?
“An rèiligear liath
A chladhaicheas uaighean.
Lochinvar - by
Tha Lochinvar òg ’s e air nochdadh bhon iar,
Is gun aon each nas fheàrr aig neach feadh nan Crìoch;
’S gun aige ball-airm ach deagh chlaidheamh a-mhàin,
E marcachd gun armachd ’s na aonar a-ghnàth;
Pwy dorrodd y ffenest? - by
Pwy dorrodd y ffenest? Y bêl. Pwy giciodd y bêl? Wn i ddim. Pa hogia oedd rhain? Wn i ddim. Wel, pwy oedd yn chwarae? Ni’r hogia’. Ti’n siwr nad chdi wnaeth ei chicio? Na, mi welish i hynny’n reit glir. Felly gwelaist yn iawn pwy wnaeth gicio? …dwi’m yn siŵr o’n i yno, […]
Zbigniew Herbert: Poland
A secondary school classroom resource about the Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert.
Wolves: The Written World
Classroom resource (S1-S3) using two poems from Croatia and Serbia about wolves.
Poetry links
A curated list of hyperlinks to literature and poetry related places.
Crith-Thalmhainn - by
Tha cian nan cian a-nis bho thàinig
gainneamh a Sahàra a Ghlaschu,
is tha creagan Leòdhais tòrr nas sine
na Tursachan Chalanais,
An Tiona - by
Nuair a bha mi sa bhun-sgoil
/ fhuair mi tiona sleamhainn tana
/ far an cuirinn m’ fhaclan
/ sgrìobhte air sgoltaidhean pàipeir.
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/ Chan eil cuimhne agam…
Aig Cladh Hallain - by
Tha mi tadhal air m’ athair’s mo mhàthair,
/ ‘s tha iad a’ cur fàilt’ orm,
/ ged nach robh dùil aca rium
/ ‘s ged…
Struidhealachd - by
Nuair a bhios mi air leabaidh a’ bhàis,
/ b’ fheàrr leam gun rachadh agam air a ràdh
/ gun do chosg a’bheatha gu…