Ann an Linn an Òir
bha an t-isean òg
na bhalach àlainn bàn,
le falt airgead
a' cluich le dèideag umha.
Cha dèan duine feum
de làmh iarrain
no sùil throm
no cridhe cloich
ann an Linn an Òir.
In the Golden Age
the youngest child
was a beautiful fair-haired boy,
with silver hair.
with silver hair.
playing with a toy of bronze.
No-one will make use
of a hand of iron,
an eye weary of seeing,
or a heart of stone
or a heart of stone
in the Golden Age
(Revised after receiving invaluable feedback from Angus Peter Campbell who I asked to help me address my blas na Beurla)
I am very grateful to Angus Peter Campbell. For completeness, the previous draft was:
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bha an t-isean direadh linn
balach allain bàn
Bha falt airgid air's
chluich e ri deideag umhach.
Cha cuir aon air bhith
feum air lamh iarainn
no sùil throm no cridhe cloich'
ann an Linn an Òir