Another Irish Version of My Poem, "Northern Lights"

An Chaor Aduaidh

(translation of Bob Coughlin’s poem “Northern Lights” by Una Kimbrell)

Fógraigh an nuachtán gur tháinig said i láthair aréir.

Mar sprid i mo codladh sámh,

Ag lasadh an spéir thoir thuaidh timpeall Chardon,

Bileog daite ag dahmsa san oíche dubh,

An bhfeicfeadh mé na soilse seo choíche?

Tá Cuma aghaidh Dé orthu.

An splanc uaine ag luí na gréine,

Cat fíain sna coillte oíche,

Braithim mar Tomás,

“Lig dom mo lámha a chuir sna créachtaí no ní chreadfeadh mé é!”

Ó, a Chaor Aduaidh,

Aurorea Borealis,

Lig dom a dahmsa leat san oíche uaigneach geimhridh.

"Northern Lights" Poem in Irish-Gaelic: "Fainne ó Thuaidh"

“Northern Lights” -- Fainne ó Thuaidh
by Bob Coughlin, translated into Irish by Paul Curran

Dúradh san nuachtán gur thaibhsigh siad aréir

Mar taibhse i mo chodlata sámh.

Las siad suas spéir na hoíche Baile Chardon

Le taipéisí damhsach datha san oíche dhubh

An mbeidh mé na soilse sin a fheiceáil riamh?

Tá sé mar a fhéachtar an aghaidh Dé

An splanc ghlas le luí na gréine

Cat fiáin san choill oíche

Is Tómas mé --

"Cuirim mo lámha isteach san creachta nó ní chréidim é!"

A Fhainne ó Thuaidh

Aurora Borealis

Lig dom rince leat a dheanamh

Oíche uaigneach éigin geimhridh

Videos of Poems Recited in Irish-Gaelic

I've discovered a great web resource for learners of Irish-Gaelic and lovers of poetry (and for those simply curious what this language sounds like). The site features videos of poets reciting poems in Irish. This site was mentioned in the Irish-English General Discussion Forum of the web site http://www.daltai.com (daltai means "students" in Irish). You might be able to click on the title of this blog entry to get to the Gaelic poetry videos.

I've cut and pasted the link below:



Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 08:50 am:

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http://www.filinagaeilge.tv

Videos of the poems on the Leaving Cert course. Read either by the poet or another poet (if the poet is deceased).

With explanations.