neach eile
níl mar í –
nochtann an lampróg a hanam
alone
among all beings –
firefly reveals its soul
蛍のみ
生類のなか
魂明かす
o aw beins
fireflee alane
kythes its sowl
Haiku i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla le Gabriel Rosenstock agus é ag freagairt do shaothar an ealaíontóra Ohara Koson, Seapánach. Leagan Seapáinise le Mariko Sumikura (Kyoto) agus leagan Béarla na hAlban le John McDonald (Dún Éideann)
neach eile
níl mar í –
nochtann an lampróg a hanam
alone
among all beings –
firefly reveals its soul
蛍のみ
生類のなか
魂明かす
o aw beins
fireflee alane
kythes its sowl
Helen Coleman
Tá mé chun é seo a fhreagairt i mBearla mar nīl a dhotain focla agam!
For me, the firefly is the tiny breast tumour they found, that hopped and flew and wandered down lymph nodes and left it’s mark!!
A thuairim féin ag gach duine!!