Mo Ghra-Sa (Idir Luibini)

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Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill was born in Lancashire, England in the year 1952. from Corca Dhuibhne in Kerry were her parents. She attended UCC and she got a degree. She was a person of INNTI poets during when she was in university.

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rugadh Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill I Lancashire, Sasana so bhliain 1952. Ba as Corca Dhuibhne I gCiarrai da tuismitheoiri. D'fhreastail si ar Cholaiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh agus bhain si ceim amach. Ba dhuine d'fhili INNTI I le linn di a bheith ar an ollscoil

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she is one of the major Irish poets these days. amongst the books that she had had published, are An Dealg Draighin (1981), Fear Suaithinseach (1984), Pharaoh's Daughter (1990) and Cead Aighnis (1999). She is a member of the Aosdana.

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ta si ar dhuine de mhorfhili Gaeilge an lae inniu. I measc na leabhar da cuid a foilsiodh, ta An Dealg Draighin (1981), Fear Suaithinseach (1984), Pharaoh's Daughter (1990) agus Cead Aighnis (1999). Is ball d'Aosdana i.

Front 3

love is the theme of this poem but it isn't conventional love. this poem is a satire of the old love poems. a woman is talking about her love and she makes an exaggerated, mocking, funny description.

Back 3

is e gra teama an dain seo ach ni dan gra nosmhar coinbhinsiunach e. Is aoir ata e an dan seo ar na seandanta gra. Bean ata ag caint sa dan seo faoina leannan agus deanann si cur sios aifeaiseach, maguil agus greannmhar.

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the poet starts the poem on a negative note.'nil mo ghra-sa mar bhlath na n-airni'. This is a simile. in the old love poems, the poets praised their love when they put them in comparison with nature. the description of her love is very honest and realistic.

Back 4

tosaionn an file an dan le nota diultach 'Nil mo ghra-sa mar bhlath na n-airni'. Is samhaill e sin. sna seandanta gra, mhol na fili an leannan nuair a chuir siad i i gcomparaid leis an dulra. ta an cur sios ar a gra an-mhacanta agus realaoich.

Front 5

the poet praises the character of her lover- he is generous and thoughtful with the poet and he takes good care of her- a thing that is more important than being handsome.

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molann an file carachtar a gra- ta se fial flaithiul agus smaointeach leis an bhfile agus tugann se aire mhaith di, rud ata nios tabhachtai na a bheith dathuil.

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the apple stands for the necessities of life and the grapes for the luxuries of life.

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seasann na hulla do riachtanais na beatha agus na caora finiuna do shonna an tsaoil.

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the exaggeration helps with the power of the mockery and the lampooning in the poem. the mockery of the man is done is a sharp, offensive way, but funny at the same time.

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cuidionn an aibheil le cumhacht an mhagaidh agus na haoire sa dan. deantar an fear a aoradh ar bhealach gear, maslach ach greannmhar ag an am ceanna

Front 8

it is between humour and sarcasm that is seen in the above images. she puts the traditional praising image in front of us and then she days that her lover is not like this

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ta idir greann agus shearbhas le feiceail sna hiomhanna thuas. cuireann si an iomha thraidisiunta mholtach os ar gcomhair agus ansin deir se nach bhfuil a leannan cosuil leis seo

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the technique of brackets is used to show that it isn't right for anybody to be too serious about love as often it isn't a permanent thing

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usaidtear teicnic na luibini chun a chur in iul nar cheart d'einne a bheith rodhairire faoin ngra mar nach rud buan e go minic.

Front 10

Mo Ghra-sa (idir luibini) means that the poet isn't too certain about her in the first place. the brackets put in understanding that she loves the man but that she has reservations. They put in understanding also that there is a limit to everyone, that no one is perfect and that the poet is realistic about love.

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Ciallaíonn “Mo Ghrá-sa (idir lúibíní)” nach bhfuil an file róchinnte faoina grá geal ar an gcéad dul síos. Cuireann na lúibíní in iúl go bhfuil grá aici dá fear ach go bhfuil agúis aici. Cuireann siad in iúl freisin go bhfuil teorainn le gach duine, nach bhfuil gach duine foirfe agus go bhfuil an file réalaíoch faoin ngrá.

Front 11

the other brackets in the poem indicate the foolishness of a lot of the conventions that relate to love. (-----). She is attacking the ridiculous emphasis that is put and was put on physical traits

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Cuireann na lúibíní eile sa dán in iúl chomh hamaideach is atá a lán de na coinbhinsiúin a bhaineann leis an ngrá. Tá sí ag tabhairt fogha (attack) faoin mbéim sheadfóideach a cuireadh agus a chuirtear ar thréithe fisicúla.

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she makes a reference to sonnet 130 by Shakespeare when she satitiries the black woman herself. the references to the sloe blossoms very common in the old love songs (Brid Og Ni Mhaille for example) and Ni Dhomhnaill is satirising here

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deanann si tagairt do shoinead 130 ag Shakespeare nuar a d'aor a bhean dorcha fein. Bhi na tagairt do na hairni an-choitianta sna seanamhrain ghra (Brid Og Ni Mhaille, mar shampla) agus ta Ni Dhomhnaill a n-aoradh anseo

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the end of the poem is really funny, in my opinion because it is there that we get the strongest lampooning message. it is the business of men nowadays to keep the women happy! the woman doesn't care about the faults of the lover as long as he gives her the things that she wants

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ta crioch an dain thar a bheith greannmhar, dar liom, mar is ann a fhaighimid an teachtaireacht scigmhaguil is loime sa dan: is e gno an fhir sa la ata inniu ann na mna a choinneail sona, sasta! Is cuma leis an bhfile faoi lochtanna a leannain fad is a thugann se di na nithe ata uaithi.

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I agree fully with this statement. A woman is talking in this poem about her lover and she makes a ridiculous, mocking and funny description of his faults

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Aontaim go huille is go hiomlan leis an raiteas se. Bean ata ag caint sa dan seo faoina leannan agus deanann si cur sios aifeiseach, maguil agus greannmhar ar a lochtanna.

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It's a kind of farce, this poem. Nualla Ni Dhomnaill succeeds in creating a funny description through the use of satire, exaggerated images and the brackets

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Is cineal fronsa e an dan seo. eirionn le Nualla Ni DHomnhaill cur sios greannmhar a chrothu trid an usaid a bhaint as aoir iomhanna aibhealach agus na luibini

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In the old love poems, the poets praised the lover when they put them in comparison with nature. the poet says 'Nil mo ghra-sa mar bhlath na n-airni'. this is a simile, the poet is satirising the old love poems (brid Og Ni Mhaille for example)

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Sna seandanta gra, mhol na fili an leannan nuair a chuir siad i i gcomparaid leis an dulra. Deireann an file 'Nil mo ghra-sa mar bhlath na n-airni'. Is samhaill e seo, ta an file ag aoradh na seandanta gra (brid Og Ni Mhaille mar shampla).

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There is lampooning and satirising to be seen as well in the line "Cosuil le bean dhorcha Shakespeare". She makes reference to sonnet 130 by Shakespeare and Ni Dhomhnaill is satirising here.

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ta scigmhagadh agus aoradh le feiceail chomh maith sa line "Cosuil le bean dhorcha Shakespeare". Deanann si tagairt do shoinead 130 ag Shakespeare agus ta Ni Dhomhnaill a n-aoradh anseo

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the satire in the poem is extremely funny in my opinion, and it helps with the effective, funny description that is given to us of the man.

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Ta an aoir sa dan thar a bheith greannmhar i mo thuairim, agus cuidionn se le cur sios eifeachtach greannmahr a thugtar duinn do fhear

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The two last lines put in explanation the things that are most in life- the care and the love that people give to each other.

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Cuireann an da line dheiridh sa dan in iul na rudai is tabhachtai sa ghaol-an aire agus an curam a thugann daoine da cheile