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Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

An file

Scríobh Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill an dán seo

Rugadh sa bhliain 1952 i Lancashire, Sasana í tógadh i nGaletacht Chorca Dhuibhne í.

Rinne sí staidéar ar an nGaeilge agus an Bhéarla san Ollscoil agus chaith sí tamall ag múineadh.

Nuala’s published books

Is iad na leabhar filíocht atá foilsithe aici ná:

An Dealg Droighin (1981)

Féar Suaithinsneach (1984)

Pharoah’s daughter (1990)

the poem is sattire of old love poems

Is aoir é an dán ar na seandánta grá

Teideal an Dáin

Cén éifeachtacht a bhaineann le húsáid na lúibíní sa dán?

Brackets are seen in the title of the poem, and this is a trick the poet uses to create a light and humorous atmosphere for the reader.

Feictear lúibíní i dteideal an dáin agus is cleas é seo a úsáideann an file chun atmaisféar éadrom agus greanmhar a chruthú don léitheoir

The title is very clever

Tá teideal an dáin an-chliste agus éifeachtach

The brackets add to the humour

Cuireann na lúibíní leis an ngreann

Scéal/ Téama an dáin

The poem relates to love. This love poem isn’t about traditional love

Baineann an dán deo le grá.

Is dán grá é seo ach ní dán traidisiúnta grá é.

In old love poems, the partner is usually good looking and perfect but this man isn’t

Sna seandánta grá, bhíodh an leannán dathúil

. Níl an fear seo dathúil.

the poet is making fun of old love poems that puts emphasis on love

Tá an file ag magadh faoi na seandánta grá a chuir béim ar chuma an duine

The poet doesn’t care about the looks of people. She does not think thats important at all

Is cuma leis an bhfile faoi chuma an duine

ceapann sí nach bhfuil sé sin tábhachtach ar chor ar bith

The man is generous and kind and that is the most important

Tá an fear seo flaithiúil agus cneasta léi agus is é sin an rud is tábhachtaí.

she understands personality is more important than looks

Tuigeann sí go bhfuil tréithe níos tábhachtaí ná cuma

The poet is realistic about love

Tá an file réalaíoch faoin ngrá

Humour is intertwined in the poem

Tá greann fite fuaite tríd an dán

Here the description of love is genuine and real

Anseo, tá cur síos ar a grá an-mhacánta agus réalaíoch

Her love is not similar to daisies

Níl a grá cosúil leis na nóiníní bána ach oiread

His eyes and his hair are not beautiful in any way

Níl a shúile ná a chuid gruaige álainn, dathúil in aon chor

The poet’s love has hair similar to barbed wire instead of beautiful silk

Tá gruaig ghrá an fhile cosúil le sreang dheilgneach in ionad síoda álainn

towards the end of the poem the contrast is seen very clearly

Tá codarsnacht le feiceáil go han-soiléir.

The appearance of a person doesn’t matter to her

Níl cuma an duine tábhachtach di

The apples stand for the necessities of life

Seasann na húlla do riachtanais na beatha

The grapes stand for pleasures of life

Seasann na caora finiúna do pléasúr an tsaoil

Metaphor

the poet uses effective metaphors at the end of the poem

Baineann an file úsáid éifeachtach as meafair ag deireadh an dáin

He is there for her can always depend on him

Tá sé ann di i gcónaí agus is feidir léi brath air

the last two lines highlight the most important thinfs in a relationship

Cuireann an dá line dheiridh sa dán in iúl na rudaí is tábhachtaí sa ghaol

Nature has a central place in the poem

Tá áit lárnach ag an dúlra sa dán

The images are all rooted in nature

Tá na híomhánna go léir frémhaithe bunaithe sa dúlra

it is said

“Níl mo ghrá-sa mar bhlath na n-airní”

“Is ma tá aon gaol aige le nóinini”

“Ní haon glaise cheolmhar iad a shuile”

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