Stór Focal
Tears
deora
Grá máthar dá hiníon
Free vearse
Saorvéarsaíocht
Cad is ainm don fhile?
Independent
Neamhspleách
The mother remembers back to her own teenage years
Chuimnigh an mháthair siar ar a déaga féin
The poem is written in the Conamara dialect
Tá an dán scríofa i gcanúint Chonamara
Cár rugadh an file?
Conamara
conflict
coimhlint
The poet is speaking directly to her daughter
Tá an file ag caint go díreach lena hiníon
Cad is ainm dá blag?
Mise Áine
Generation
Glúin
Despite the conflict, parents have love without condition, without limit for their children
In aineoinn na coimhlinte, bíonn grá gan choinníoll, gan teorann dá bpáistí
It is a simple title because there is a simple theme and message
Cad eile a scríobhann sí?
Amhráin
intergenerational disagreement
easaontas idirghlúine
This patience springs from deep love
eascraíonn an foighne seo as grá domhain
The slow rhythm is suitable as it echoes the calmness of the mother
Tá an rithim mhall oiriúnach mar déanann sé macalla ar shocracht na máthar
Ainmnigh saothar eile atá aici
Mise Áine: An Bhean Istigh