Colmáin le Cathal O Searcaigh Flashcards
Lonely person who doesn’t agree with society
Duine aonair nach réitíonn leis an tsochaí
The poet shows the damage that is done when you’re not true to yorisekf
Léiríonn an file an dochar a dhéantar nuair nach bhfuil dilis dó féin
The cat is a metaphor for people who are different
Is meafar é an cat don duine atá difriúil
They make an effort to fit in with the people around them
Dhéanann siad iarracht luí isteach leis na daoine timpeall air
Loneliness
Uaigneas
There is but one cat in the poem
Níl ach cat amháin sa dán seo
He isn’t like the pigeons or the two in the house
Níl sé cosúil leis an colmáin ná leis an mbeirt sa teach
He’s alone
Tá sé ina aonar
The cat stands for the minority and the pigeon for the majority
Seaseann an cat don mhionlach agus na colmáin don tromlach
The poem shows that all the power is in the majority
Táispeánann an dán seo go bhfuil an chumhacht ar fad ag an tromlach
The majority couldn’t care less about the lonely people who are different or unhappy
Is cuma leo an tromlach faoin duine aonair atá difriúil nó míshona
We get a sad image of a lonely cat living in a place completely unnatural to him
Faighimid íomha brónach de chat uaigneach a chónaíonn in áit atá go hiomlán mínádúrtha dó
He’s living on the seventh floor of an apartment block in the city and he cannot escape from this place
Tá sé ina chónaí ar an seachtú huirlár de bhíoc árasán sa chathair agus níl aon éalú aige ón áit sin
He’s never seen another cat before and because of this he has an identity crisis
Ní fhaca sé cat eile riman ina shaol agus mar sin tá gearrchéim féináithinne aige
He doesn’t know who he is
Ní fhios aige cé he féin
He wants to play and mix with the pigeons
Ba mhaith leis a bheith ag sugradh agus ag meascadh le na colmáin
He sits at the table with a napkin looking forward to being fed with the couple of the house
Suíonn sé ag am mbord le naipcín air ag súil go n-íosfaidh sé leis an lanúin tí
He’s separated from life up there on the 7th floor
Tá sé scartha ón saol thuas ansin ar an seachtú hurlár
All of life is going on outside of the window
Tá an saol ar fad ag dul ar aghaidh taobh amuigh de na fuinneoga
The cat spends his days looking out on life
Caitheann an cat a chuid laethanta ag féachaint amach ar an saol
The pigeons have no interest in him
Ní chuireann na colmáin súim dá laghad ann
He does have the power or freedom to change his life
Níl an tsaoirse ná an chumhacht aige a shaol a athrú
He doesn’t belong in the majority
Ní bhaineann sé leis an tromlach
He makes every effort to be like the majority
To be like the couple and the pigeons
Déanann sé gach iarracht a bheith cosúil leis an tromlach
A bheith cosúil leis an lánúin tí leis na colmáin
His death was a result of that
A bhás atá mar thoradh air sin
The cat is sad because he doesn’t have any friends or company in his life
Tá an cat an-brónach toisc nach bhfuil cairde ná comhluador ar bith aige ina shaol
The loneliness of a person who is different and marginalised
An uaigneas an duine atá difriúil agus imeallach
Often we here about the 7th heaven as a perfect place. But in this case, the 7th floor is like hell for the cat
Uaireanta labhraitear faoi ‘7th heaven’ áit foirfe. Ach sa chás seo is geall le hifreann é an seachtú hurlár don chat
He should be out and mixing with the other cats
Ba cheart go mbeadh sé taobh amuigh agus ag meascadh le cait eile
The poet succeeds to show the loneliness felt by the cat to the reader
Éiríonn leis an bhfuil an t-uaigneas a mhothaíonn an cat a thaispeáint don léitheoir
Everybody wants company friends and love
Teastaíonn comhluadar, cairde agus grá ag gach duine
Even when he is dead, the pigeons don’t give him any interest. They continue on singing
Fiú agus é marbh, Ní cuireann na colmáin aoin suim ann. Leanann siad ar aghaidh ag canadh
There is personification when traits are given to things that aren’t human
Bíonn pearsantú ann nuair a thugtar tréithe do rud nach bhfuil daonna
Be would like to get love from the people around him
Ba bhreá leis grá a fháil ó na daoine timpeall air
He feels sad and lonely when he sees the pigeons playing and flying with each other and there are no other cats
Mothaíonn sé brónach agus uaigneach nuair a fheiceann sé na colmáin ag sugradh agus ag eitilt lena chéile agus níl aon chat eile ann
The lines ‘…’ move our heart
Bogann na líate ‘…’ ár gcroí
Jumping to his death
Ag léim chun a bháis
Because the cat thinks like a person, we have more understanding of his case
Toisc go smaoiníonn an cat mar dhuine, tá níos mó tuisceanna againn ar a chás
In the plural
San uimhir iolra
The pigeons are a group but there is only one cat
Is grúpa iad na colmáin ach níl ach cat amháin ann
We have pity for the poor cat against the big crowd
Tá trua againn don chat bocht i bocine an tslua mhóir
