An Spailpín Fanacht Flashcards
The poet is unhappy with his life as a spailpín
Tá an file míshasta lena shaol mar spailpín
Historic background
Cúlra stairiúil
Life was hard for the people of Ireland
Bhí saol crua ag na muintir na hÉireann
Mocking name
Ainm Massachusetts
Irish Rising
Éirí amach
The farm slaves were angry
Bhí fearg ar na sclábhaithe feirme
The poet is embarrassed because of the bad state his life is in
Tá náire ar an fhile mar gheall ar an droch-chaoi atá ar a shaol
He is ready to kill people
Tá sé réidh fiú daoine a mharú
He’s proud because it’s clear that he’s better than all the other workers
Tá bród air mar is léir go bhfuil sé níos fearr ná don na oibrithe eile
He takes part in the 1798 rising
Tá sé chun páirt a ghlacadh san Éirí Amach 1798
The poet says that he has to leave the life of a farm slave becgase he hatted the insulting hard life that he has
Deir an file go bhfuil sé chun saol an sclábhaí feirme a fhágáil mar gur fuath leis an saol maslach crua atá aige
It’s hard for us to understand nowadays
Atá deacair dúinn a thusicint sá lá atá inniu ann
He’s looking for work
Tá sé ag lorg oibre
He does the type of work that is bad for your health such as walking in wet grass early in the morning and he’s often sick because of it
Déanann sé na sort oibre a dhéannann dochair dá sláinte mar shampla ag siúl ar an bhféar fluich go luath ar maidin agus ba minic tá sé tinn dá bhárr
But he’s not looking to continue on like this
Ach níl sé ar intinn leanúint ar aghaidh mar sin
