November 3rd, 2014 david wheatley is the author of four poetry collections with gallery press, including a nest on the waves 2010, and the critical study contemporary british poetry palgrave macmillan, 2014. Any help from anyone more proficient than me in the poets munster dialect would be greatly received. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover seans connections and jobs at similar companies. Its a satire on peoples mistrust of the unfettered state. Gabriel and brenda team up on new translation of poetry of. O riordain s work has stood the test of time well, and he continues to engage todays irish readers and writers. In fill aris, he urges the reader to leave behind the crazed, busy world, to escape the weight of history and the burden of the english literary tradition and return to what makes us wholesome and whole. But if the poem saoirse was written, as o coileain explains, at a time. Sean padraig o riordain 3 december 1916 21 february 1977 was an irish language poet. The collected poems of sean oriordain in translation greg delanty on. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. A thit in iomar doimhin na saoirse, ni mhaireann cnoc dar chruthaigh dia ann, ach cnoic theibi, sainchnoic shamhlaiochta. He was born sean padraig o liathain in baile mhuirne, county cork, the eldest of three children of sean o riordain of baile mhuirne and mairead ni loineachain of cuil ealta.
O riordain began visiting the kerry gaeltacht in the 1940s and it became, for him, an important source of inspiration. John dillons translation of o riordain s famous preface to eireaball spideoige retains the clarity and grace of the original and includes useful glosses on some of the more esoteric material. The lyrics are adapted from irish poet sean oriordain saoirse, and speak to the struggle between individuality and serving a tribal code, between creative freedom and containment. His books include brosna 1964 and eireaball spideoige 1952, both published by sairseal agus dill. Paul muldoon iarla o lionaird freedom saoirse youtube. A translation of irish language poet sean o riordains work, 30 years after his death, reveals his genius and hints at the demons that haunted him, writes mary leland. Perhaps a fitting translation of the poem should leave us ill at ease in the skin of our language, too. Poet sean o riordain was the subject of writer in profile on 20 may 1970. Danta as gaeilge click on this link to hear irish poets reading their own work.
One of my absolute favouritesand here for world poetry day. Behind the house is the land of youth, wrote the poet sean o riordain. A translation of irish language poet sean o riordains work, 30 years. Saoirse in english with contextual examples mymemory. The first bilingual volume of poems by leading irish twentiethcentury poet sean o riordainin the midtwentieth century, a new generation of poets writing in irish emerged, led by the young sean o riordain, among others. We have added notes and analysis on some of the most popular. In 1975 aindreas o gallchoir interviewed irish language poet sean o riordain for the programme writer in profile. Poetry saoirse freedom by sean o riordain a collaboration between paul muldoon reading an english translation and iarla o lionaird singing a setting of the original of one of sean o riordains major poems. In his diary, which he kept for over forty years, he confided that it was his escape route from lifes worries. Jan 30, 20 a thit in iomar doimhin na saoirse, ni mhaireann cnoc dar chruthaigh dia ann, ach cnoic theibi, sainchnoic shamhlaiochta.
Mar 21, 2015 a reading and singing of the poem freedom written by sean o riordain. O riordains poems have enjoyed constant popularity, due in part to the exposure gained by the inclusion of his work in the standard irish curriculum. Telefis scoile looks at the meaning of sean o riordains poem tost. Paul muldoon reads his translation of sean o riordains classic poem saoirse followed by iarla o lionaird singing his version of the same poem. Here we present irelands 100 favourite poems as voted for by readers of the irish times. View sean oriordans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Fill aris by sean o riordain images rte poem for ireland. This new book, as well as a volume of extracts from his diaries, shines a muchneeded light on the. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Mar 30, 2014 adhlacadh mo mhathar le sean o riordain aistriuchan le valentin iremmonger grian an mheithimh in ullghort, a june sun in an orchard, is siosarnach i sioda an trathnona, a rustle in the silk of afternoon, beach mhallaithe ag portaireacht the droning of an illnatured bee mar screadstracadh ar an noinbhrat. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or lowquality.
Professor of english at notre dame university declan kiberd launched the translation, which. All images and text on this site are copyright 20042020 seann oriordain. But if the poem saoirse was written, as o coileain explains, at a time when he. In the midtwentieth century, a new generation of poets writing in irish emerged, led by the young sean o riordain, among others. Buy the collected poems of sean oriordain in translation by greg delanty from waterstones today. Rte archives arts and culture irish language poet sean o. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Jan 27, 2012 paul muldoon reads his translation of sean o riordains classic poem saoirse followed by iarla o lionaird singing his version of the same poem. A reading and singing of the poem freedom written by sean o riordain.
Sean has over 35 years experience in advising upon complex commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions and company disputes. Ive started reading through scathan vearsai, the selected poems of sean o riordain, but keep coming across vocabulary i cant find in my dictionary and also constructions im not familiar with. Paul muldoons translation of the same poem on the other hand is a typical. Maybe you learned the sean o riordain poem saoirse in school, for instance, with its opening line raghaidh me sios i measc na ndaoinei will. Muldoons translation of or riff on o riordains saoirse reads like an. Secret fears of an influential irish poet the irish times. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Join facebook to connect with sean o riordain and others you may know. As for the wellknown saoirse freedom, o riordains translation is almost verbatim, remaining overfaithful word by word to the original, and thus losing the poetry in the translation.
The collected poems of sean oriordain in translation by. Paul muldoon reads his translation of sean o riordains classic poem saoirse followed by iarla o lionaird singing his version of the same. It has been created collecting tms from the european union and united nations, and aligning the best domainspecific multilingual websites. Freedom saoirse paul muldoon iarla o lionaird freedom saoirse paul muldoon reads his translation of sean o riordains classic poem saoirse followed by iarla o lionaird singing his version of the same poem. Sean oriordan is an actor, known for kids incorporated 1984. I feel pain in every vein when i think of this line. Sean oriordain and associates are one of irelands leading consulting services dealing with public management issues. Were part of translated, so if you ever need professional translation services, then go checkout our main site. The first bilingual volume of poems by leading irish twentiethcentury poet sean o riordain.
Sean o riordain was born in baile mhuirne, county cork, and is among the most important irishlanguage poets of the twentieth century. Eliots verse drama murder in the cathedral, where main protagonist, thomas beckett, realises that the weight of his impending doom was. A wonderful collection of poems in english and irish selected from sean o riordains works. David wheatley is the author of four poetry collections with gallery press, including a nest on the waves 2010, and the critical study contemporary british poetry palgrave macmillan, 2014. Much modern irishlanguage poetry in english comes to us courtesy of cribs supplied to translators by the authors. Ireland has produced several great poets including two nobel prize winners in wb yeats and seamus heaney.
If theres a poem or piece youd like me to pronounce please let me know and ill do my best to help you. See more in new englishirish dictionary from foras na gaeilge. The collected poems of sean oriordain in translation. Rte archives arts and culture poetry of sean o riordain. Words from the master sean o riordain of ballyvourney. O riordain, sean 191677, poet, diarist, and essayist, was born in ballyvourney, co. O riordains work has stood the test of time well, and he continues to engage todays irish readers and writers. Like a woody guthrie to the dylans who came after him. Sean o riordain na danta clo iarchonnacht indreabhan conamara sea.
It was written in irish as saoirse, and iarla o lionaird sings it, while paul muldoon reads his translation simultaneously. Irish poetry pronunciation sean o riordain, linte liombo. Consciously or otherwise, then, i avoided trying to mimic irish syntactic constructions, though i did permit myself an echo in the translation s first word of christys address to his horse in becketts radio play all that fall. A number of his poems have appeared in english translation, for example, modern irish poetry. In his poem tost, which can be translated as silence, the poet describes the fear he feels when the well of.
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