tree

Peith (guelder rose)


Peith (guelder rose)
bu dualchainnt thu
do dhuilleach eòlach,
is do bhlàthan,
mar gum piuthar thu no bràthair
chaidh air dhaltachd

bu dualchainnt thu
nach tuig mi buileach,
ach d’fhuaimean eòlach,
gheibh iad fàilte

grian ruadh an fhoghair,
grian gheal an t-samhraidh,
fuil no schneada,
dàimh do ràithean
you are a dialect
your leaves familiar,
and your blossoms,
as if you were a sister or brother
who’d ben fostered

you are a dialect
i can’t quite understand,
but your familiar sounds
will be welcomed

red sun of autumn,
white sun of summer,
blood or snow,
your seasons’ kinship
by aonghas macneacail