‘An Iranian professor I know asked me…’ - by
An Iranian professor I know asked me
/ the first time we met, as he’d asked so many
/ students:…
Language: Translations
Give Us Peace - by
The earth has found peace
/ as the autumn harvest ripens
/ and the corn is cut.
/ It will sleep in peace
/ when the snow of…
When One of Us is Gone - by
When one of us is gone
/ and the other is grieving
/ and the dim dawn brings only the watery snuffle
/ …
Ars Poetica - by
Poesie pentru când
/ eşti miop eşti obosit eşti
/ tocit până la urzeală
/
/ scrisă cu bidineaua pe zid
/
/ vizibilă şi pe întuneric
/
/ aşteptând să crească
/ undeva cândva
/ generaţia…
Homage to Rob Donn - by
From the Gaelic of Iain MacEachainn
/
/ One plant in every garden
/ aye wants the soil it needs
/ Filius ante patrem
/ The flowers outgrow their…
Snaw - by
Es ist ein Schnee gefallen Anon. 16th century
/
/ It’s snawin cats and dugs,
/ Winter’s…
Am Bucas - by
Anns a’bhliadhna
/ aon air fhichead aon air fhichead,
/ a; cladhach ann a seann làraich,
/ thàinig iad gu bucas
/ làn treallaichean wèidhir is gloinne,
/ le sgàthan…
Port nan Carbad-iarainn - by
Dithis
/ Charbad-iarainn
/ Ri taobh a chèile
/ ’S iad an impis dèanamh às
/ Anns an dorchadas
/ Agus mi fhìn a’ sealltainn
/ Air an taobh thall
/ ’S mi an…
An Sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig - by
Mar chleasaiche-sorcais ann an cartùn-TV,
/ a’ dàibhigeadh le snasmhorachd ghlan
/ bho chòmhnard bheag 60 troigh a dh’ àirde
/ a-steach dha ghlainne làn bùirn.
/
/ Ri…
Sgàilean - by
Air an t-slighe sìos
/ gu ruige ’n caladh anns a’ bhreacarsaich
/ agus an Western Isles a’ fuireach,
/ a lìon beag is beag,
/ chaidh na…
Leabaidh Dhiarmaid is Gràinne - by
Fon chàrn, ghabh iad air falbh
/ gus an tug iad a-mach cliathach Beinn Ghulbain
/ ri marbh na h-oidhche.
/
/ Rinn iad iad fhèin a…
Leigeil bhruadaran dhìom - by
Tha am feasgar ciùin,
/ an t-adhar san uinneig
/ gun smal…
/ Ist, m’ eudail,
/ na bruidhinn an-dràst’,
/ tha taibhsean a’ dol siar.
/
/ Chan e fear àraidh a…