An Chríne Chrom
Ró-bheag orm an chríne chrom,
's an tráthnóna ag druidim liom,
iall mo bhróige im dhá láimh,
ciall is óige dom fhágáil.
(Dánfhocal Gaeilge - ní fios cé a chum)
So Frail the Stoop
So frail the stoop that gets me down,
And late the day that closes in.
I grasp my shoelace in both hands,
As wit and youth walk out on me.
(Anonymous Irish epigram from a manuscript margin.)
(Arna aistriú ag/ translated by Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh)
