

The Gaelic Poetry Nook will present poetry both in English and Gaelic.
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FEIN-FHIREANTACHD
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SELFRIGHTEOUSNESS |
Chan iarr lad orm ach
gal aithreachais peacaidh
nach bum dhomh
'S gu faigh mi saorsa
fuadan nach tuig mi: |
They ask of me only
to weep repentance for a sin
that does not concern me
and I shall get in return an alien
freedom I don't understand: |
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Oludaradh ann an uisge
an de'idh uisge tana, guinteach
am feallsanachd |
to be drubbed in one thin,
wounding water after another
of their philosophy |
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agus gun amharas chrochadh iad
an nigheadaireachd anns na nčarrihan. |
and confidently they would hang
their washing in the heavens. |
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| Domhnall Macamhlaigh |
Donald Mac Aulay |
Source for this Poem is Nua - Bhardachd Ghaidhig (Modern Scottish Gaelic Poems) which can be purchased for $11.00 by going here.
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