samedi, décembre 11, 2010

An Chríne Chrom


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)