Colscaradh Flashcards by Sean Weldon

The man wanted love

Theastaigh grá ón bhfear

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traditional marriage

pósadh traidisiúnta

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old-fashioned

seanfhaiseanta

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traditional wishes

mianta traidisiúnta

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He would like to have a family

Ba mhaith leis go mbeadh clann aige

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selfish

leithleasach

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His own wishes and peace he had of marriage were more important than being with the woman he married

Bhí a mhianta féin agus an suaimhneas a bhí aige den phósadh níos tábhachtaí ná a bheith leis an mbean a phós sé

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There is conflict between the man and woman

Tá coimhlint idir an fear agus an bhean

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His wishes aren’t related to love

Ní bhaineann a mhianta le grá

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he would like his wife at home taking care of them

Ba mhaith leis go mbeadh a bhean sa bhaile ag tabhairt aire dóibh

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close (near)

gar

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to stay close to his own family

fanacht gar dá mhuintir féin

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He thought his woman would want the same things

Cheap sé go mbeadh na rudaí céanna ag teastáil óna bhean

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The man blames the woman and the woman blames the man

Cuireann an fear an milleán ar an mbean agus cuireann an bhean an milleán ar an bhfear

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The two in this poem weren’t suitable for each other

Ní raibh an bheirt sa dán seo oiriúnach dá chéile

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They decided to separate from each other

Bheartaigh siad scaradh óna chéile

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The woman wanted love too but she had different wishes

Theastaigh grá ón mbean freisin ach bhí mianta difriúla aici

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independent

neamhspléach

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modern

nua aimseartha

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She wasn’t thinking about children yet

Ní raibh sí ag smaoineamh ar pháistí go fóill

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She wasn’t happy to be depending on her husband

Ní raibh sí sásta a bheith ag brath ar a fear céile

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power

cumhacht

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She wanted power and her own money

theastaigh cumhacht uaithi agus a hairgead féin

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to make her own choices

a roghanna féin a dhéanamh

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The woman's wishes were directed at things outside of the home

Bhí mianta na mná dírithe ar rudaí taobh amuigh den bhaile

holidays

laethanta saoire

wealth

saibhreas

status

stádas

Tradition wasn't important to her

Ní raibh an traidisiún tábhachtach di

Like the man, her own wishes and thoughts of marriage were more important to her than being with the man she married

Cosúil leis an bhfear, Bhí a mianta féin agus an smaoineamh a bhí aici den phósadh níos tábhachtaí di ná a bheith leis an bhfear a phós sí

greedy

sainteach

They aren't able to stay married

Níl siad ábalta fanacht pósta

to come to any agreement

teacht ar aon chomhréiteach

They found out they had different wishes

Fuair siad amach go raibh mianta difriúla acu

gloomy image of marriage

íomhá ghruama den phósadh

There is no trace of love to be seen

níl rian den ghrá le feiceáil

There is certainty with the decision

Tá cinnteacht ag baint leis an gcinneadh

It is a sudden, chilly and powerful ending

Is críoch tobann, fhuarchúiseach agus chumhachtach í

The man's wishes

mianta an fhir

The woman's wishes

mianta na mná

different attitude

dearcadh difriúil

the poem's theme

téama an dáin

the conflict between married couples

an choimhlint idir lánúineacha pósta

desires

luachanna

completely different

go hiomlán difriúil

lack of understanding

easpa tuisceanna

there is a big gap between the pair's desires

tá bearna mhór idir mianta na beirte

we are given the understanding

tugtar le tuiscint dúinn

supporting his family

ag tabhairt tacaíochta dá chlann

in charge

i gceannas

It's a sad thing that there is only one reference to love in the first verse - "affection" - that is the heart of the problem

Is rud brónach é nach bhfuil ach tagairt amháin don ghrá sa chéad véarsa - "gean" - sin croílár na faidhbe

Either way,

Pé scéal é,

One could say

D’fhéadfá a rá

pléifidh mé

I will discuss

expressed to us

cuirtear in iúl dúinn

to show the man's wishes

chun mianta an fhir a thaispeáint

traditional way of living

shlí mhaireachtála thraidisiúnta

the life in the man's mind

an saol atá ar intinn an fhir

sentimental

maoithneach

materialistic

ábharaíoch ábharaíocha [plural]

full freedom

lánsaoirse

contrast

codarsnacht

huge difference

difríocht ollmhór

the strong imagery that is used

na híomhánna láidre a úsáidtear

what's going to happen in the marriage

céard atá chun tarlú sa phósadh

the woman and the man make the decision

déanann an bhean agus an fear an cinneadh

This ending really affected me

Chuir an deireadh seo go mór i bhfeidhm orm

Two short sentences are used to explain the end of the relationship

Úsáidtear dhá habairt bheag chun deireadh an chaidrimh a mhíniú

blunt

giorraisc

sudden

tobann