#because i see merits in both. but also i have hardly any irish let alone 9th century irish lol
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"The Blackbird of Belfast Lough" is a 9th century Irish poem written in the complex metre know as snám súad, literally ‘the swimming of the sages’, or ‘poetic floating’.
It has been translated into English many times, here by Seamus Heaney and Ciaran Carson. Which translation do you prefer?
#the blackbird of belfast lough#gaeilge#ireland#poetry#irish poetry#seamus heaney#ciaran carson#v curious as to which translation people prefer#because i see merits in both. but also i have hardly any irish let alone 9th century irish lol#translated poetry#irish literature#irish language literature#irish history#filíocht
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