Èistibh
Mura h-urrainn dhuinn earbsa a chur anns na naidheachdan
a leughas sinn
no a chluinneas sinn
no a chì sinn
nach biodh e cho math dhuinn
gach inneal a chur dheth
agus èisteachd ri buille
ar cridhe fhèin?
Feuch an tigeadh guth
tron t-sàmhchair.
Translations of this Poem
Listen
If we can’t trust the news
that we read
or hear
or watch
are we not as well
to switch off the devices
and listen to the beat
of our own hearts?
Maybe a voice will come
out of the silence.
About this poem
From Cridhe Creige / Rock Heart, Acair: 2017.
This is one of the poems chosen for National Poetry Day 2019 on the theme of ‘truth’. With support from the Gaelic Books Council.
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Learning Resources
SQA Key: National 5 Higher
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