Stadeolaíocht

Stadeolaíocht

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Marcus Mac Conghail

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sa dán, ‘stadeolaíocht’ tá an file ag fanacht ar bhus ag stad an bhus

in the poem, ‘name’ the poet is waiting for the a bus at the bus stop

tá sé ag seiceáil amchlár an bhus ar aip ar a fhón

he is checking the bus timetable on an app on his phone

faraor, agus é ag brú ‘cnaipe na haipe’ tagann an bus

unfortunately, when he is pressing ‘button of the app’ the bus comes

seachas eolas fíor-ama, faigheann sé ‘radharc fíor-ama’

instead of real-time information, he gets a ‘real-time view’

ardaíonn sé a cheann agus feiceann sé an bus ag tiomáint thar bráid

he raises his head and he sees the bus driving by (passed)

ní chuireann an file a ordóg amach agus mar sin ní stopann an bus

the poet doesn’t put his thumb out and so the bus doesn’t stop

tá go leor íomhánna gléineacha sa dán ‘Stadeolaíocht’

there is a lot of vivid images in the poem ‘name’

‘brúim cnaipe na haipe’

‘i press the button of the app’

is íomhá é seo a aithneoidh gach duine

this image is one that everyone can recognise

is minic a bhímid sáite san fhón cliste

very often we are stuck in the smart phone

ní thugaimid aird ar rudaí atá ag tarlú thar orainn

we don’t pay attention to the things that are happening around us

déanaimid dearmad ar an saol mór

we forget the world

tá an file ag déanamh an ruda chéanna anseo

the poet is doing the same thing here

tá sé ag féachaint ar a fhón agus ní fheiceann sé an bus ag dul thar bráid

he is looking at his phone and he doesn’t see the bus GOING passed