ISLAND Arts' 'Poem a Day,' 'An Sneachta' read by Aoibhe Waring

Funded by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council’s Good Relations Programme, ISLAND Arts has partnered with ‘Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021,’ to showcase Irish Language Week. This annual, international festival aims to raise awareness of the linguistic heritage of the Irish language through a programme of cultural activities for everyone, from 1 - 17 March.
Over the course of the festival, ISLAND Arts will also feature favourite poems spoken in Irish, delivered by members of our local community via ISLAND Arts' social media platforms:
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This version of ISLAND Arts' 'Poem a Day,' “An Sneachta” is read by Aoibhe Waring and both its English and Irish translations are below.
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Sneachta
Thit sneachta bog bán
Anuas ón spéir,
Nuair a bhí mé i mo luí
I mo leaba aréir.
Tá sneachta bog bán
Anois i ngach áit,
Ar gach teach agus sráid,
Gach crann agus páirc.
Beidh spórt agus spraoi
Agam féin is ag Seán
Ag súgradh inniu
Sa sneachta bog bán.
Snow
Soft white snow fell
Down from the sky,
When I was in bed
On my bed last night.
The snow is soft white
Now everywhere,
On every house and tree,
Every street and park.
There will be sport and fun
Myself and John
Playing today
In the soft white snow.