Géibheann Flashcards
a prison
príosún
a wild animal
ainmhí fiáin
from the tropics
as na teochriosanna
the equator
an Meánchiorcal
i’m famous
tá cáil orm
my beauty
m’áilleacht
I would get a shake out of
bhainfinn creathadh as
trees
crainn
one time
uair amháin
my roar
mo scread / mo bhúir
I watch through one eye
féachaim trí shúil amháin
a single tree
crann aonair
in front of me
os mo chomhair amach
every other day
gach uile lá
who would be happy
a bheadh sásta
other than
seachas
let me free
mé a scaoileadh saor
crowds
sluaite
environmental matters
cúrsaí timpeallachta
freedom
saoirse
oppression
daoirse
a wretched animal
ainmhí dearóil
pathetic
truamhéalach
broken/overcome
sáraithe
lack of power
easpa cumhachta
destroying the environment
ag scriosadh na timpeallachta
zoos
zúnna
the philosophy of zoos
fealsúnacht na zúnna
being criticised by her
á gcáineadh aici
the captivity breaks
briseann an géibheannas
the animal’s spirit
spiorad an ainmhí
an allegorical poem
dán fáthchiallach