Late

Glistening Fields- Iarla O'Lionaird


Lupercal
air latha pòr gaoil
biodh an cridhe sileadh
smuaintean tlàtha
fuaran bhàidhean
biodh an cridhe sireadh
chuantan àighe
air latha pòr gaoil
biodh a' phòg
nas maille na na h-uairean
nas mìlsich na na gaoithean
's ged a thigeadh
faobhar air an oiteag
biodh sinne dìon
an iathadh a chèile
mar dhà choinneal làn
a' lasadh a chièle
Aonghas MacNeacail


Lupercal
on love seed day
let the heart shed
warmest thoughts
fountain of love
let the heart seek
oceans of joy
on love seed day
let the kiss be
slower than the hours
more honeyed than the winds
and if an edge
come on the breeze
we'll be secure
in one embrace
as two whole candles
light each other
translated by Aonghas MacNeacail