Irish- Colscaradh Keywords

colscaradh

divorce

shantaigh sé

he desired

pósadh traidisiúnta

a traditional marraige

pósadh nua-aimseartha

a modern marriage

scaradar

they separated

bhí mianta difriúla acu

they had different desires

theastaigh uaidh

he wanted

theastaigh uaithi

she wanted

ag tabhairt aire do

looking after

meas

respect

dídean

shelter

ag tógáil clainne

raising a family

sonas

happiness

faoiseamh

relief

cois tine

beside the fire

searc

love

leath den airgead

half of the money

cumhacht

power

thar lear

abroad

fuair siad colscaradh

they got a divorce

pós

to marry

pósta

married

i ngrá uair amháin

in love once

fear traidisiúnta

traditional man

bean nua-aimseartha

modern woman

rudaí difriúla

different things

clann, teach, baile

family, house, home

airgead, laethanta saoire, stádas

money, holidays, status

scar

to separate

réiteach

solution

coimhlint

conflict

mianta an fhir

the man's wants

mianta na mná

the woman's wants

ag teastáil

wants

ba mhaith leis

he would like

ba mhaith léi

she would like

meafar

metaphor

brón

sadness

díomá

disappointment

atmaisféar

atmosphere

réadúil

realistic

'leac a thine'

'beside the fire'

'taobh den bhríste'

'half the trousers'

saol agus pósadh traidisiúnta

a traditional life and marriage

saol agus pósadh nua-aimseartha

a modern life and marriage

An pósadh agus an colscaradh is téama don dáin seo.

Marriage and divorce is the theme of this poem

Phós fear agus bean ach bhí siad an-difriúil lena chéile.

A man and a woman married but they were

very different from each other

Bhí an fear traidisiúnta agus bhí an bhean nua-aimseartha

The man was traditional and the woman was new-aged (modern)

Ba mhaith leis an fear saol traidisiúnta le bean traidisiúnta agus páistí ag fás suas ar 'leac a thine'

The man wanted a traditional life with a traditional woman and children growing up 'beside his fire'

Ba mhaith leis an bhean saol nua-aimseartha: saoire thar lear, leath den údarás sa teach agus leath den airgead.

The woman wanted a modern life: holidays abroad, half of the authority and half of the money.

Bhí an fear agus an bhean ró-dhifriúil lena chéile agus ní raibh siad ábalta fanacht le chéile. Mar sin, scar siad

The man and the woman were too different from each other and they weren't able to stay together. Because of that, they seperated.

Tá dhá íomhá thraidisiúnta sa chéad véarsa.

There are two traditional images in the first verse.

Seasann 'nead a chine' don teach.

'the nest of his people' stands for the house.

Seasann 'leac a thine' do shaol an teaghlaigh

The fireplace' stands for family life.

Tá íomhanna nua-aimseartha sa dara véarsa.

There are modern images in the second verse.

Seasann 'leath den bhríste' agus 'leath den chíste' do mhianta na mná. Ba mhaith leí leath den údarás agus leath den airgead.

'Half of the pants' and 'half of the fund' stand for the womans desires. She wants half of the authority and half of the money.

Tá codarsnacht mhór idir an féar agus an bhean

There is contrast between the man and the woman

Duine traidisiúnta is ea é agus ba mhaith leis pósadh traidisiúnta agus páistí

He is a traditional person and he would like a traditional marriage and children

Duine nua-aimseartha is ea í agus ba mhaith leí pósadh nua-aimseartha agus leath den údarás

She is a modern person and she would like a modern wedding and half of the authority.