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'Mo ghrá-sa'
le Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
| Gaeilge | Béarla |
|---|---|
| Ag aoradh | Satirising |
| Aisiompú | Reversal |
| Aoir | Satire |
| Coinbhinsiúnach | Conventional |
| Diúltaíonn an file | The poet rejects |
| Duine muirneach | Person being loved |
| Fial flaithiúil | Generous |
| Fileata | Poetic |
| Frith-ghrá | Anti-love |
| Go hard na spéire | To the high heavens |
| Idéalach | Ideal |
| Iompaíonn Nuala | Nuala turns |
| Leannán | Lover |
| Locht(anna) | Fault(s) |
| Mugadh magadh | Mockery |
| Molann an file carachtar a grá | She praises the character of her love |
| Nóiníní ag fás as a chluasa san uaigh | Flowers growing from his ears in the grave |
| Nóisean | A notion |
| Réalaíocha | Realistic |
| Riachtanais na beatha | The necessities of life |
| Ról lárnach | Central role |
| Síoda | Silk |
| Smaointe macánta | Honest thoughts |
| Sónna an tsaoil | Life’s luxuries |
| Sreang deilgneach | Barbed wire |
| Tarraingteach | Attractive |
| Úsáid shuntasach | Remarkable use |