Friday, 10 April 2009

Foreign

languages have always intrigued me.

GLASCHU
'S math a ghlan iad d' aodann:
smùr nan linntean air a sgrìobadh
's air a sguabadh air falbh
le siabann gainmhich;
's tha do cheann dorch a-nis
ruadh is bàn is bòidheach
Tha clòimh-liath fhathast a' fàs
air do bhallachan,
ach dè 'n diofar ...
fhad 's nach seall duine 'na do bhroinn
chan fhaic iad an aillse
a tha ga lobhadh;
chan fhaic iad an suarachadh
air cùlaibh nan uinneagan lasrach
a' falachd ann am breugan do shùilean.
'S nuair a tha d' àilleachd gar dalladh
's do mhaise gar mealladh
coma leats' mu na tuill
ann an sàilean do bhrògan.


by Anne Frater.
I found an english translation and it is actually really beautiful.
I would love to learn gaelic.

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