Sean Mac an Bheatha
193 translations · A1 level
Chuir sé an crann faoi a ruball an ghiorraidh agus isteach leis an giorria insa bpáirc.
He put the pole under the tail of the hare, and into the field with the hare.
agus thit sé dhon droim an láirín
and it fell to the mares back.
tharraing sé an dreancaid aníos
He pulled up the flea
in a sheasamh aige sula dteirí... sula ndeachaidh an ghriain insa talamh.
was standing before the sun goes... went down.
Ní i bhfad a fuair sé ná gur mhoithigh siad torann mór thairis é
He didn't get far before they heard a loud noise over him.
Síos agus suas, síos agus suas, agus mar a bhí sé ag imeacht bhí an coirce ag titim
Up and down, up and down, and as he went, the oats were falling
nuair a thainic Máirt an Earraigh thoisigh 'chuile shórt ag borradh
when the March Spring arrived, everything started growing
"cas thart" adéir sé "cas thart".
"turn around" he said, "turn around".
craiceann an dreancaid leis agus chuir sé chuile ghráinne dhon choirce a d'fhás insa ngarraí beag
the flea skin with him and he put every grain of oats that grew in the small garden
sciorr sé anuas an t-ualach
He slid down the load
agus barr slataí ní fhaca aon duine ariamh chomh breá agus a d'fhás amach
and better rods, nobody every saw as fine as them that grew out
má thagann aon ghaoith a déir sé leis fhéin, cailfidh muid an síol. isteach leis.
If any wind comes, he said to himself, we will lose the seed. Back in he went.
tharraing sé scian bheag as a phóca agus níorbh fhada ná gur ghearr sé an
He pulled a small knife from his pocket and it wasn't long before he cut