Géibheann le Caitlín Maude Vocab

Leon bróduil, fiain, cumhachtach, neamhspleach, láidir

A proud, wild, powerful, independent, strong lion

Atá ina ait dhúchas

In his native place

Bhíodh sé

He was

i mbarr a réime

At the height of his power

Lán le fuinneamh

Full of energy

Ag rith thart

Running around

Ag búiríl

Roaring

Sa dufair

In the jungle

i gceannas ar na hainmhithe eile

In charge of the other animals

Meas

Respect

Láidreacht agus ailleacht

Strength and beauty

Mhothaigh sé

He felt

Cumhachtach

Powerful

Codarsnacht lom

Stark contrast

i ndaoirse

In captivity

Gairdín na nainmhithe

Zoo

Goideadh agus sciobadh

Stolen

Neamhspleachas

Independence

Níl sé san áit ba dhual dó

He isn’t in his native place

Feictear

It is seen

Creatlach ainmhí

A skeleton of an animal

in isle brí

Frail

in umar na haimléise

In the depths of despair

Cuireadh i ngéibheann é

Was put in captivity

Is leir go bhfuil

It is clear that

Go bhfuil lagmhisneach air

He is in low spirits

Níl an fuinneamh aige ach súil amhain a oscailt.

He doesn’t have energy to do anything except open one eye.

Caitheann sé a chuid laethanta ag amharc go headóchasach ar na cuairteoirí ag teacht agus ag imeacht ón zú.

He spends his days hopelessly viewing the visitors coming and going from the zoo.

Go crualach

Cruelly

Easpa dhóchas

Lack of hope

Easpa saoirse

Lack of freedom

Seasann

Stands

Chruachás

Difficulty

a bhí tinn le háilse

Sick with cancer

Nuair a scríobh sí an dán seo

When she wrote this poem

Bhíodh sí i gceannas ar a saol féin

She was in charge of her own life

Ba cheoltóir, aisteoir agus gniomhaí pobail í

She was a musician, actor and activist.

Buaileadh tinn í

Sickness hit her

Bhí sí sáinnithe ar bharda ospidéil.

She was stuck in a hospital ward.

Ní raibh fuinneamh aici

She didn’t have any energy

mar a bhíodh

Like she used to

Ní raibh le dheanamh aici ach luí ansin

She couldn’t do anything but lie there

Le cuairteoirí ag teacht ar cuairt chuici a bhí in ann aon rud a dheanamh di ach í a leigheas.

With visitors coming to visit her, able to do anything for her but cure her.

Is ionann

The same

Cás an leoin

Case of the lion

Cás an fhile

Case of the poet

de bhrí sin

Because of this

Téideal oiriúnach

Suitable title

Pearsantú

Personification

1. Rugadh Caitlín Maude i 1941

1. Caitlín Maude was born in 1941

2. Ba mhúinteoir, aisteoir, amhranaí agus file í.

2. She is a teacher, actor, songwriter and poet.

3. Scríobh sí “Dánta” i 1984.

3. She wrote “Dánta in 1984.