A little poem: 'AN DAMHÁN ALLA AGUS AN MHÍOLTÓG'

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA4y1aP0hGs

AN DAMHÁN ALLA AGUS AN MHÍOLTÓG
Le Dúghlas De hÍde

Sé dúirt damhán alla le míoltóigín tráth:
“Ó! Tar liom abhaile, a chréatúirín breá.
Tá grian gheal an tsamhraidh ag damhsa ar mo theach,
Tá ithe ‘gus ól ann - a dtiocfá isteach.”

Dúirt an créatúrín díchéillí ag dearcadh isteach:
“Is tú croí na féile, is breá é do theach.
Ach deirtear go mbíonn tú ag ithe ‘gus ag ól
míoltóigíní mar mise, idir fhuil agus fheoil.”

Dúirt an damhan alla - ó sé do bhí glic:
“Is bréag mhór, dar m'anam, an scéal sin, a mhic.
Tá caoireoil, tá mairteoil, tá bainne anseo.
Is an té a bheadh marbh dhéanfaidís beo.”

Bhí an créatúirín meallta ag comhrá mar sin, Is dúirt sé:
"Tá mé sásta, mar tá tú chomh binn.
Ach ní fhanfaidh mé i bhfad.”
Chuaigh sé isteach,
Ach níor chuala mé fós gur tháinig sé amach.

Saoirse · **Posted:** Fri 02 Jun 2017 2:48 pm

Bríd, this is a great idea for someone who is trying to learn the sounds of the language. They can read the words while listening to them. Maith thú. An-smaoineamh. :clap:

franc 91 · **Posted:** Fri 02 Jun 2017 4:10 pm

a chara - but I can't help wandering whether he might have known this poem

http://holyjoe.org/poetry/howitt.htm

The Spider and the Fly - by Mary Howitt (1799 - 1888)

Pangur · **Joined:** Sun 17 Feb 2013 6:21 pm **Posts:** 78

a Bhríd! It's perfect for a beginner like me.

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2985

franc 91 wrote:

:GRMA: a chara - but I can't help wandering whether he might have known this poem

http://holyjoe.org/poetry/howitt.htm

The Spider and the Fly - by Mary Howitt (1799 - 1888)

Yeah, they sound a lot alike.

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2985

If you like that one you might like a few more on my channel too. I can't sing, so I recite.
I'm working on Anach Cuain at the moment.

Saoirse · **Posted:** Tue 13 Jun 2017 9:58 am

Bríd Mhór wrote:

If you like that one you might like a few more on my channel too. I can't sing, so I recite.
I'm working on Anach Cuain at the moment.

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