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Assoc for Scottish Literature

Is tu riamh an ceann do dhleastanais,
mu chòcaireachd, caoraich, leabhraichean;
a bheil fios an d’fhuair thu do dhìol
airson do dheataim is spàirn is sgìths?

—Meg Bateman, “Màthair”
from Soirbheas/Fair Wind, Polygon Books 2007

Màthair Meg Bateman Bha sinn a’coimhead nan rionnag mus do thionndaidh sinn a-steach leis na coin, is thuirt thu gum bu mhithich dhut na h-ainmean aca ionnsachadh gu ceart. Ach chan fhada gus am bi thu fhèin nam measg ’s is mise a bhios a’feuchainn ri d’ainmeachadh, thusa aig nach fhaca mi do nàdar ach mar phriobadh fann an cuid solais – Is tu riamh an ceann do dhleastanais, mu chòcaireachd, caoraich, leabhraichean; a bheil fios an d’fhuair thu do dhìol airson do dheataim is spàirn is sgìths? O gun lasainn de dh’aighear annad na leigeadh leam d’fhaicinn gu slàn, no chan fhaide thu bhuam nuair a shiùbhlas tu nab ha thu rim thaobh a-nochd.
Mother English translation by Meg Bateman We looked at the stars for a while Before we turned in with the dogs, And you said it was high time You learnt their names properly. But soon you will be among them yourself And I will be the one trying to name you; You whose nature I have seen Only as their faint points of light – As you labour behind duty, Behind house-work, farm-work, books, And who knows if you have your reward For your care and effort and exhaustion. I wish I could kindle a joy in you That would let me see you whole Or you won’t be further when you go Than you were tonight at my side.
#Scottish#literature#Gaidhlig
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