Baile   

Comórtas Filíochta Gaeilge/Gaidhlige 2008



Breithiúna: Crisdean MacIlleBhain agus Gréagoir Ó Dúill


Fógrófar na buaiteoirí ar 3 Bealtaine le linn na féile



Aonghas Pàdraig Caimbeul

Geamaichean

às dèidh Vasco Popa

1.
seo mar a chluicheas tu an geama:

seasaidh a h-uile duine ann an sreath
agus canaidh iad
'mèè-mèè' mar chaoraich.

an neach
nach

can e gu ruitheamach raidheamach

is e esan a' chaora dhubh,
agus thèid a dhubhadh às.


2.
gheibh thu dusan ugh circe

agus brisidh tu iad air an làr.

gheibh an neach
a chuireas na h-uighean air ais còmhla

duais: omellette.


3.
feumaidh tu ròpa mòr airson seo

cuir an sluagh ann an dà bhuidheann
agus thoir aon cheann dhen ròpa
do gach buidheann

agus iarr orra slaodadh.

thalla fhèin dhan taigh-seinns’ an uair sin
agus leig leotha na thogras iad a dhèanamh

às leth na gàidhlig.


4.
Feumaidh a h-uile duine
a dhol chun na h-aibhne
as fharsainge anns an sgìre.

an sin,
tagh an neach as laige o mheas an t-sluaigh,
agus cuideachd an neach as làidire.

an uair sin
iarr air an fhear bheag
am fear mòr a chur air a dhruim
agus a ghiùlain tioram tarsainn na h-aibhne.

aon uair 's gun tèid am fear beag fodha,
feumaidh an ath fhear as laige
snàmh a-mach agus àite a ghabhail,
's mar sin air adhart.

nuair nach bi aon duine lag air fhàgail,
tha an gèam seachad.


5.
feumaidh tu tabhartas on riaghaltas son seo:

aon uair 's gum faigh thu an barantas
ceannaich grunn mharagan o Charlie Barley

agus gairm cuirm.

cuir ceann reamhar gach maraig
aig aon cheann dhen bhòrd

agus faic cò am buidheann
a gheibh an tè as motha.

an uairsin
sgrìobh aithisg mu dheidhinn


6
seann dùbhlan:

tha gèadh agad, agus poca sìl,
agus sionnach (airson adhbhar air choireigin).

feumaidh tu am faighinn uile tarsainn an locha.

ma bheir thu an gèadh agus an sìl
san sgothaith, ithidh an gèadh an sìol,
's mar sin air adhart...

ciamar a gheibh thu na tri nithean,
agus thu fhèin, tarsainn?

chan eil sìon a dh' fhios agamsa:
feuch Google.


7.
an geama mu dheireadh:

cluich seo
ann an ciaradh an fheasgair,
dìreach mus tèid a' ghrian fodha.

feumaidh a h-uile duine
suidhe sìos sàmhach.

duine sam bith a nì fuaim,
tha e a-mach às a gheama.

                               
Games

after Vasco Popa

1.
here's how you play the game:

everyone stands in a line
and they all say
'mee-mee' like sheep.

the one
who can't

say it exactly like a sheep,

he's the black sheep
and will be black-listed.


2.
you get a dozen hen's eggs

and smash them on the ground.

the one who can
put all the eggs back together gets

the prize: an omelette.

3.
you need a large rope for this

divide the gathering into groups
and give one end of the rope
to each of the groups

and tell them to pull.

then head off to the pub
and let them do whatever

they want in the name of gaelic.



4.
Everyone needs to go
to the widest river
in the district.

there,
choose the weakest member in the group,
and also the strongest.

then
tell the weak one
to put the strong one on his back
and carry him dry across the river.

as soon as the first weak one drowns,
the next weakest one must
swim out and take his place,
and so on.

when no weak people are left,
the game is over.


5.
you need a grant from the government for this

once you get the grant
purchase a number of black-puddings from Charlie Barley

and declare a feast.

put the thick end of the black-puddings
at one end of the table

and see which group
gets the biggest one.

then
write a report about it.


7.
an old challenge:

you have a goose, and a bag of seed,
and a fox (for some reason).

you need to get them all across the loch.

if you take the goose and the seed
in the boat, the goose will eat the seed,
etcetera...

how will you get the three things,
and yourself, across?

I haven't the faintest idea:
try Google.


7.
the final game:

play this
at twilight,
just before the sun sinks.

everyone needs to sit down
silently.

anyone who makes any noise,
is out of the game.

           


Celia de Fréine

seoda

an tráthnóna úd nuair a chonaic muid
an ghrian is an ghealach in aon am
ghúigh mé go sádrálfadh ór do ghrá
na píosaí díom a bhí tite as a chéile

d’fhan mé go bhfaca tú airgead mo ghrá
sa linn sholais faoi bhun na fuinneoige
a chaolaigh mar a rinneadh oíche den tráthnóna
ag téaltú léi thar na cláir urláir
gur aimshigh sí aimhréidh ár ngéag

b’ansin a leath aoibh tharat
is rinneadh slabhra de lúbanna omráide
a snígh tharam

d’oscail tú an claspa is chan muid
gur luisnigh an seomra faoi fháinne an lae



Proinsias Mac a’Bhaird

Ag ligint don Domhan teacht i dtaithí orm


Fanfaidh mé ciúin tamall
le seans a thabhairt
don chloch, scéal a huaignis
a insint domh.
Fosclóidh mé mo chroí di.

Fanfaidh mé ciúin tamall
le seans a thabhairt
don aer, scéal a fhairsingeachta
a insint domh.
Séidfidh mé m’anáil air.

Fanfaidh mé ciúin tamall
le seans a thabhairt
don uisce, scéal a doimhneachta
a insint domh.
Silfidh mé mo dheora léi.

Fanfaidh mé ciúin tamall
le seans a thabhairt
don tine, scéal a loisceachta
a insint domh.
Cuirfidh mé mo lámh ionsair.


Aonghas MacNeacail




Simon O Faoláin

Sos Cogaidh

Léim anuas ded’ chapaillín spágach piebald,
tar i leith gan néall buille ná luan amhrais id’ thimpeall
agus bainfeadsa clogad mo chlaontachta díom.

Nach cuimhin leat mé, a fhir theann dhubh,
nó an bhfuil an sciamh chéanna orainn uilig id’ shúilibh?
Ar imeall Chill Mocheallóg tharraingis scian orm.

Is cé gur ormsa a bhí do bhior dírithe
bhí sé ar nós nár fhaca tú éinne,
bhí sé ar nós gur throidis le scátha.

Is cé gur agatsa ‘bhí greim ar an chos,
do bhraitheas mar lia ag faire frithluail,
toisc scian do leigheas ar gach aicíd dod’ chás.

Níl fonn orm riamh toil dheona a cheilt
ach ní féidir linn cumhacht seantaithí a shéanadh,
‘cuireann uisce le fiacla chon agus dhuine.

‘Gus an gcloífidh an beirt againn galar seo Pavlov,
chun go gcífear an duine taobh thiar den aghaidh fidil
gan néall, gan luan, gan clogad ná scian?









  

.



Home   Prizes2005   Judges2005    Rules and categories   Entry Form    The Philosophy     Why Strokestown?  Sponsors
Map