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Language: Translations

Proud Maisie - by Sir Walter Scott

{ Poem }

“Cò nì leaba mo phòsaidh –
Abair, eòinein, gu stuama?
“An rèiligear liath
A chladhaicheas uaighean.

Lochinvar - by Sir Walter Scott

{ Poem }

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 Gruffudd Owen

{ Poem }

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

{ Learning Resource }

A secondary school classroom resource about the Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert.

Wolves: The Written World

{ Learning Resource }

Classroom resource (S1-S3) using two poems from Croatia and Serbia about wolves.

Poetry links

{ Learning Resource }

A curated list of hyperlinks to literature and poetry related places.

Donna Williams

{ Poet }

Gary Quinn

{ Poet }

Crith-Thalmhainn - by Ruaraidh MacThòmais
Derick Thomson

{ Poem }

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 Pàdraig MacAoidh
Peter Mackay

{ Poem }

Nuair a bha mi sa bhun-sgoil
/ fhuair mi tiona sleamhainn tana
/ far an cuirinn m’ fhaclan
/ sgrìobhte air sgoltaidhean pàipeir.
/
/ Chan eil cuimhne agam…

Aig Cladh Hallain - by Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul
Angus Peter Campbell

{ Poem }

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 Meg Bateman

{ Poem }

Nuair a bhios mi air leabaidh a’ bhàis,
/ b’ fheàrr leam gun rachadh agam air a ràdh
/ gun do chosg a’bheatha gu…

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