{"id":11492,"date":"2021-03-31T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=11492"},"modified":"2021-04-02T13:13:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T13:13:02","slug":"an-tearrach-the-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-tearrach-the-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"An tEarrach – The spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dia daoibh!<\/em><\/p>\n

Conas at\u00e1 sibh? T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go bhfuil t\u00fa go maith! <\/em>How are you all? I hope that you are well!<\/div>\n
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For many of us, this March marks a full year since the pandemic has stopped life as we know it. This spring feels like a hopeful renewal like none other, especially as vaccine distribution widens! To celebrate this and the coming of spring in general, I wanted to share a poem as well as some vocabulary.<\/div>\n
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Anois Teacht An Earraigh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anois teacht an Earraigh,<\/em>
\nbeidh an l\u00e1 d\u00fal chun sh\u00edneadh,<\/em>
\nIs tar eis na f\u00e9il Br\u00edde<\/em>
\nard\u00f3igh m\u00e9 mo sheol.<\/em>
\nGo Coillte Mach rachad<\/em>
\nn\u00ed stopfaidh me cho\u00edche<\/em>
\nGo seasfaidh m\u00e9 s\u00edos<\/em>
\ni l\u00e1r Chondae Mhaigh Eo.<\/em><\/p>\n

F\u00e1gaim le huacht \u00e9<\/em>
\ngo n-\u00e9ir\u00edonn mo chro\u00ed-se<\/em>
\nMar a \u00e9ir\u00e9onn an ghaoth<\/em>
\nn\u00f3 mar a scaipeann an ceo<\/em>
\nNuair a smaoin\u00edm ar Cheara<\/em>
\nn\u00f3 ar Ghaileang taobh th\u00edos de<\/em>
\nAr Sceathach an Mh\u00edle<\/em>
\nn\u00f3 ar phl\u00e1na\u00ed Mhaigh Eo;<\/em><\/p>\n

Cill Aod\u00e1in an baile<\/em>
\na bhf\u00e1sann gach n\u00ed ann,<\/em>
\nT\u00e1 sm\u00e9ara is subh craobh ann<\/em>
\nis meas de gach s\u00f3rt,<\/em>
\nIs d\u00e1 mb\u00e9innse i mo sheasamh<\/em>
\ni gceartl\u00e1r mo dhaoine<\/em>
\nD’imeodh an aois d\u00edom<\/em>
\nis bheinn ar\u00eds \u00f3g.<\/em><\/p>\n

B\u00edonn cruithneach is coirce,<\/em>
\nf\u00e1s eorna is l\u00edn ann,<\/em>
\nSeagal i gcaobh ann,<\/em>
\nar\u00e1n pl\u00fair agus feoil,<\/em>
\nLucht d\u00e9anta poit\u00edn<\/em>
\ngan licence \u00e1 dh\u00edol ann,<\/em>
\nM\u00f3ruaisle na t\u00edre ann<\/em>
\nag imirt is ag \u00f3l.<\/em><\/p>\n

T\u00e1 cur agus treabhadh<\/em>
\nis leas\u00fa gan aoileach<\/em>
\nIs ioma\u00ed sin n\u00ed ann<\/em>
\nn\u00e1r labhair me go f\u00f3ill,<\/em>
\nAitheanna is muilte<\/em>
\nag obair gan sc\u00edth ann,<\/em>
\nDeamhan caint ar phingin c\u00edosa<\/em>
\nna dada da sh\u00f3rt.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Now Comes the Spring<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the coming of spring the light will be gaining.
\nSo after Brid’s feast day I’ll set my course –
\nSince it entered my head I’ll never rest easy
\nTill I’m landed again in the heart of Mayo.<\/p>\n

I’ll spend my first night in the town of Claremorris
\nAnd in Balla I’ll raise my glass in a toast,
\nTo Kiltimagh then, I could linger a month there
\nWithin easy reach of Ballinamore.<\/p>\n

I testify here that the heart in me rises
\nLike a fresh breeze lifting fog from the slopes.
\nWhen I think on Carra and Galen below it,
\nOn Sceathach a’ Mhile or the plains of Mayo.<\/p>\n

Killeadan’s a place where all good things flourish,
\nBlackberries, raspberries, treats by the score,
\nWere I to stand there again with my people
\nAge would fall from me and I would be restored.<\/p>\n

\u00a0— Anthony Raftery (1784-1835)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Some spring Irish vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Ch\u00e1isc – Easter<\/p>\n

M\u00edonna an earraigh – The months of spring<\/p>\n

L\u00e1r an earraigh – The middle of spring<\/p>\n

Deireadh an earraigh – The end of spring<\/p>\n

Gaofar – Windy<\/p>\n

Fliuch – Wet<\/p>\n

Bogha b\u00e1ist\u00ed – Rainbow<\/p>\n

Meirbh – Warm<\/p>\n

Scamallach – Cloudy<\/p>\n

Te agus grianmhar – Hot and sunny<\/p>\n

Beidh ceathanna b\u00e1ist\u00ed ann – There will be rain showers<\/p>\n

Ag cur b\u00e1ist\u00ed – Raining<\/p>\n

Fionnuar – Cool<\/p>\n

Iora – Squirrel<\/p>\n

D\u00falra – Nature<\/p>\n

Na goirt – The fields<\/p>\n

Ag cur s\u00edolta – Sowing seeds<\/p>\n

Sionnach-\u00a0 Fox<\/p>\n

Gealbh\u00e1n – Sparrow<\/p>\n

Bl\u00e1th – blosson<\/p>\n

\u00a0Lus an chromchinn – daffodil<\/p>\n

\u00a0Tiuilip – tulip<\/p>\n

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Beannachta\u00ed na C\u00e1sca oraibh<\/em> – Happy Easter everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Dia daoibh! Conas at\u00e1 sibh? T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go bhfuil t\u00fa go maith! How are you all? I hope that you are well! For many of us, this March marks a full year since the pandemic has stopped life as we know it. This spring feels like a hopeful renewal like none other, especially as…<\/p>\n

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