Lishanu - Irish gunsaku by Gabriel Rosenstock

Lishanu • an interlingual haikai journal
Autumn 2005 • Issue 1

Ginko Cois na Dothra Dodder ginko A gunsaku in Irish by Gabriel Rosenstock, Dublin, Ireland Translation: author
The Dodder whispering her name to herself	An Dothra a hainm á rá aici féin de shioscadh
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the wild duck slows down almost to the pace of the river	moillíonn an lacha fhiáin … luas na habhann nach mór
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greener than the grass the mallard’s head dunking in the waters	is glaise ná an féar é cloigeann an mhallaird á thumadh sna huiscí
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silence the weeping willows keeping the river to its course	ciúnas coinníonn na saileacha silteacha an abhainn ar a cúrsa
Gabriel Rosenstock is a poet, haikuist, translator and editor who writes in Irish and in English.