Aonghas MacNeacail

škotska gelščina

Aonghas MacNeacail

angleščina

seo mo dhan

seo mo dhan
a bhi nam bhard
a seinn gu h-ard
is gaoth na
buidhre seideadh

seo mo chas
a bhi nam bhard
a seinn gu h-ard
gun chluas a bheir
dhomh eisdeachd

seo mo thlaths
a bhi nam bhard
a seinn gu h-ard
am briathran
siubhlach greiseach

oir seo mo dhan
is mi nam bhard,
bhi seinn gu h-ard,
a dh’aindeoin
leor no eiginn

© Aonghas MacNeacail

this is my poem/destiny

it is my fate
to be a bard
who sings out loud,
although unhearing
winds are blowing

this is my state -
i am a poet
who sings out loud
when no ear wants
to listen

this my delight
to be a poet
who sings out loud
my words are
supple starbright

this is my poem
it is my trade,
to sing out loud,
whether in
glut or famine

© Aonghas MacNeacail