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'Mo ghrá-sa'
le Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
Gaeilge | Béarla |
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Ag aoradh | Satirising |
Aisiompú | Reversal |
Aoir | Satire |
Coinbhinsiúnach | Conventional |
Diúltaíonn an file | The poet rejects |
Duine muirneach | Person being loved |
Fial flaithiúil | Generous |
Fileata | Poetic |
Frith-ghrá | Anti-love |
Go hard na spéire | To the high heavens |
Idéalach | Ideal |
Iompaíonn Nuala | Nuala turns |
Leannán | Lover |
Locht(anna) | Fault(s) |
Mugadh magadh | Mockery |
Molann an file carachtar a grá | She praises the character of her love |
Nóiníní ag fás as a chluasa san uaigh | Flowers growing from his ears in the grave |
Nóisean | A notion |
Réalaíocha | Realistic |
Riachtanais na beatha | The necessities of life |
Ról lárnach | Central role |
Síoda | Silk |
Smaointe macánta | Honest thoughts |
Sónna an tsaoil | Life’s luxuries |
Sreang deilgneach | Barbed wire |
Tarraingteach | Attractive |
Úsáid shuntasach | Remarkable use |