Seanleaganacha Cainte part 1

cuid de na gasúir seo

some of these children

aniar

from the west

ar a gcúl

behind them

go ngabhfadh siad anonn faoin stól ná faoin gcathaoir ná faoin form

that they would go over under the stool or under the chair or under the form

mar a bhí

as it was

an

the

stól fada a bhíodh

long stool that used to be

síos ansin

down there

is go mbeadh cúpla ceann go na sean bhaoite na saoirse

and that there would be a few of the old baits of freedom

na seanbhoiceanna

th'oul-fellas

agus iad ag comhrá ná caitheamh a gcuid píopaí

and them chatting not smoking their pipes

agus gan aon aird acu ar thada

and paying no attention to anything

ach b'fhéidir

but maybe

ag stánadh agus ag cur in aghaidh a chéile

staring and opposing each other

sin focal eile anois stánadh

that's another word now staring