Muriel's Days of the Week

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Dùthaich

1. dùthaich country Native land:

2.

Ged	is	ann	as	na	h-eileanan	againn	fhìn	a	tha	mi,	's
although	cop	indeed	from	the	islands.dat	at.1s	self	that	be.pres	I	cop

ann	ann	an Ameireaga	ann	an Arizona	anns	an	fhàsach	a	tha
indeed	in	America.dat	in	Arizona.dat	in	the	desert.dat	that	be.pres

mi	air	a	bhith	fuireach	airson	iomadach	bliadhna	a-nis.
I	on	to	being	living	for	many	years.gen	now
'Although I am actually from the islands, I have actually been living in America in Arizona in the desert for many years now.'

‘S	àbhaist	dhomh
cop	habit	to.1s
'It is my custom'

tilleadh	dhachaidh	cho	tric	's	urrainn	dhomh.
returning	to.home	so	often	cop	ability	to.1s
'to return home as often as I can.'

Air	an	t-slighe	nuas	bho
on	the	way.dat	down	from
'On the way down from'

Ghlaschu,	nuair	a	thòisicheas	na	beinn	ag	èiridh	(nuair	a	gheibh	mi
Glasgow	when	that	begin.rel	the	mountains	at	rising	when	that	get.fut	I
'Glasgow when the mountains begin to rise, (when I get'

a'

chiad

sealladh

dheth

na

beinn )

agus

na

h-uillt

a

sruthadh

air

gach

the

first

sight

of

the\

mountains.dat

and

the

streams

to

flow

on

each

'the first sight of the mountains,) and the streams [begin] to flow on each'

taobh	dhen	rathad,	bithidh	mi	a'	faireachdainn	mo	chridhe	a	lìonadh	agus
side.dat	of.the	road.dat	be.fut	I	at	feeling	my	heart	to	fill	and
'side of the raod, I feel my heart fill and'

beòthachadh	a'	tighinn	annam.
a.reanimating	at	coming	in.1s
'a re-awakening coming over me.'

Tha	mi	a'	faireachdainn	cho	fìor
be.pres	I	at	feeling	so	very
'I am feeling so very'

fhortanach	a	bhith	air	mo	thogail	ann	an	àite	cho	spioradail,	cho
fortunate	to	being	on	my	ascending.dat	in	place.dat	so	spiritual,	so
'fortunate to be on my way up to such a spiritual place, so'

àluinn,	cho	glan.
lovely	so	pure/clean
'lovely, so pure/clean.'

An	cuan	a	bhitheas	a'	toirt	dhuinn	a	leithid	agus	a'
the	sea	that	be.rel	at	giving	to.1p	so.much	and	at
'The sea that gives so much to us and'

toirt	bhuainn	a	leithid	cuideachd.
taking	from.1p	so.much	also
'takes so much from us also.'

Nuair	a	shuidheas	mi	air	creig	ri
When	that	sit.rel	I	on	rock.dat	with
'When I sit on a rock with the'

taobh

na

mara

tha

mi

a'

faireachdainn

mar

nach

do

dh'

fhàg

mi

the.side.dat

the

sea.gen

be.pres

I

at

feeling

like

leave.past.neg

I

'sea on one side I feel like I didn’t ever leave.'

riamh.

ever

Tha	bun-stèidh	a’	dhìth	oirnn	uile.
be.pres	root-foundation	the	layer	on.1p	all
'Our roots are a part of us all.'

Cha	dhìochuimhnich	thu
forget.past.neg	you.s
'You don’t [lit: didn’t] forget'

far	an	deach	do	neartachadh	agus	do	bhrosnachadh.
where	go.past.inter	your.s	strengthening	and	your.s	encouragement
'where your strength and encouragement come from [lit: went].'

Bithidh	an
be.fut	the
'My husband'

duine

agam

ag

ràdh

rium

"Nuair

a

thèid

thu

dh'

Alba

carson

a

man

at.1s

at

saying

with.1s

when

that

go.fut

you.s

to

Scotland

why

that

'says [repeatedly] to me, “When you go to Scotland why do you'

bhitheas	tu	ag	ràdh	gu	bheil	thu	a'	dol	dhachaidh?
be.rel	you.s	at	saying	that	are	you.s	at	going	to.home
'say that you are going home?'

Bha	dùil	agam
be.past	belief	at.1s
'I believed that'

gun	robh	do	dhachaidh	còmhla	rium	fhìn."
that	be.past	your.s	home	along	with.1s	self
'your home was along with me [emphasis].'

Tha,	ceart	gu	leòr,	mo
be.pres	right	to	enough	my
'My home is, of course, at his [emphasis]'

dhachaidh	ri	thaobh	fhèin	ge	bri	càit'	am	bi	e	ach
home	with	his.side.dat	self	wherever	be.fut.inter	him	but
'side wherever he, is but'

bhos	an	seo
on.this.side	here
'over here is the home'

's

e

an

dachaidh

far

a

bheil

mi

nas

fhaisge

air

an

spiorad,

far

an

tig

is

he

the

home

where

be.inter

I

most

near

on

the

spirit.dat

where

come.fut

'where I am closest to my spirit, where prayer comes'

ùrnaidh

thugam

agus

far

am

bheil

mi

a'

faireachdainn

nas

fhaisge

air

a'

prayer

to.1s

and

where

that

am

I

at

feeling

most

near

on

the

'to me and where I feel most near to the'

Chruthaighear.

Creator.dat

'Creator.'

Càite	bheil	an	dachaidh	agaibh	fhèin -	Dè	an	t-àite
where.inter	be.inter	the	home	at.2p	self	what.inter	the	place
'Where is your own home – what is the place'

a	bhitheas	sibhse	smaoineachadh	mu	dhèidhinn	nuair	a	chluinneas
that	be.rel	you.p	thinking	about	when	that	hear.rel
'that you think of when you hear'

sibh	am	facal	"dachaidh"?
you.p	the	word	home
'the word “home”?'

Iongnadh mu dhèidhinn creideamhan eile

2.

Iongnadh	mu	dhèidhinn	creideamhan	eile:
wonder	about	beliefs.dat	other
'A sense of wonder regarding other religious beliefs:'

Aon	Earrach	o	chionn	bhliadhnaichean	bha	mi	a'	fuireach	ann	an
one	Spring	from	occasion.dat	years.gen	be.past	I	at	staying	in.a
'One spring three years ago I was staying in'

Arizona	mu	thuath	a-measg	na	h-Innseanaich	Hopi
Arizona.dat	about	north.dat	amongst	the	Indians	Hopi
'Northern Arizona among the Hopi Indians.'

(nan	Innseanach	Hopi).
the	Indians.gen	Hopi
'(the Hopi Indians).'

Thachair	gun	tug	iad	cuireadh	dhomh	a	dhol	gu	tè	dheth
happen.past	that	gave	they	invitation	to.1s	to	go	to	one.dat	of
'It happened that they invited me to go to one of'

na	h-àiteachan	adhraidh	aca.
the	places	of.worship.dat	at.3p
'their places of worship.'

Bha	sinn	air	mullach	beinn	mhòr	coltach	ri	Healabhal
be.past	we	on	summit.dat	mountain.gen	big	similar	with	Healabhal.dat
'We were on the summit of a big mountain, similar to Healabhal'

anns	an
in	the
'on the'

Eilean

Sgitheanach

no

Dùn-caan

ann

a

Ratharsair

ris

a

chanas

Island.dat

Skye

or

Dun-caan.dat

in

Rathersay

with

that

say.rel

'Island of Skye or Dun-cann in Rathersay, which they call'

iad	Mesa.
they	mesa
'a mesa.'

Bha	còig	eaglaisean	anns	a'	bhaile	bheag	seo	agus	bha	sgioba
be.past	five	churches	in	the	town.dat	small	here	and	be.past	crew
'There were five places of worship in this small town and there was a full complement'

dhannsairean	aig	gach	eaglais,	oir	bidh	iadsan	a'	dannsa	anns	an
dancers.gen	at	each	church.dat	for	be.fut	they.emph	at	dancing	in	the
'of dancers at each place of worship, for they dance (habitually) in'

adhradh	aca.	(mar	phàirt	den	adhradh	aca)
worship	at.3p	like	part	of.the	worship	at.3p
'their [rite of] worship. (as a part of their [rite of] worship)'

Tha	na	h-eaglaisean	sin	fon	an	talamh	agus	's	e	'Kiva'
be.pres	the	churches	there	below	the	earth.dat	and	cop	he	kiva
'The places of worship there are below the ground and they are called ‘kivas.'

an	t-ainm	a	th'	ac'	orra.
the	name	that	be.pres	at.3p	on.3p
'(lit. “the name that is on them is ‘kiva.’”)'

Bithidh	tu	a'	dol	sìos	a	dh'adhradh	agus	a’	suidhe	timcheall	na
be.fut	you.s	at	going	down	the	field.dat	and	at	sitting	around	the
'You go down the field and sit around the'

ballaichean.	Thig	na	"Kachina	Dancers"	nuas	air	àradh	agus
walls.gen	come.gen	the	Kachina	Dancers	down	on	ladder.dat	and
'walls. The Kachina Dancers come down on a ladder and'

nì	iad	an	dannsa	agus	an	ùrnaidh	‘n	a	d'	aghaidh.
Make.fut	they	the	dance	and	the	prayer	in	your.s	face
'They do the dance and the prayer in front of you.'

'N

uair

sin

fàgaidh

iad

agus

thig

sgioba

eile

nuas

agus

mar

sin

the

hour

that

leave.fut

they

and

come.fut

crew

other

down

and

like

that

'Then they leave and another group comes down, and so on like that [it continues].'

air	adhart.
on	advance.dat

Bha	mi	na	mo	sheasamh	air	mullach	a	Mhesa	seo,	a'	gheallach
be.past	I	in	my	sitting	on	top.dat	the	mesa.gen	here	the	moon
'I was sitting on top of this mesa, the big yellow moon'

mhòr	bhuidhe	ag	èiridh	agus	bha	na	h-Innseanaich	a'	ruith	eadar	na
big	yellow	at	rising	and	be.past	the	Indians	at	running	between	the
'was rising and the Indians were running between the'

Kivas.

kivas

'kivas.'

Chluinneadh	tu	an	gliongadh	aig	na	'costumes'	aca,	agus	bha	iad
hear.cond	you.s	the	ringing	at	the	costumes	at.3p	and	be.past	they
'You would hear the ringing of their costumes and they were'

a'	coimhead	cho	fiadhaich,	bha	mi	a'	faireachdainn	cho	fada	bhon	taigh.
at	looking	so	fierce	be.past	I	at	feeling	so	long	from	house
'looking so fierce, I was feeling so far from home.'

Smaoinich	mi	air	na	h-eaglaisean	againn	fhìn	agus	an	rud	a	bhuail
think.past	I	on	the	churches	at.1p	self	and	the	thing	that	strike.past
'I thought about our churches and the thing that I struck'

mi

's

e

gu

robh

iadsan

anns

an

dòigh

aca

fhèin

air

rathad

I

cop

he

that

be.past

they.emph

in

the

method

at.3p

self

on

road

'is this, that they in their own way were on the spiritual road'

spioradail	agus	nach	robh	iad	idir	cho	fìor	eadar-dhealaichte
spiritual	and	that	be.past.ng	they	at.all	so	very	separated
'and that they were not so very different at all'

bhuainn	fhìn.
from.1p	self
'from us.'

Tha	sinn	uile	a'	coimhead	airson	sìth	agus	airson	spiorad	a	tha
be	us	all	at	looking	for	peace.gen	and	for	spirit.gen	that	be
'We are all looking for peace and for a spirit that is'

nas	motha	na	tha	sinn	fhìn.
greater	than	be	us	self
'greater than we ourselves.'

Nach	bitheadh	e	math	nam	bitheamaid	a'	smaoineachadh	barrachd	mu
be.cond.neg	he	good	if	be.cond.1p	at	thinking	more	about
'Wouldn’t it be good if we would be thinking more about'

dhèidhinn	na	rudan	a	tha	‘g	ar	ceangal	ri	chèile	an	àite
around	the	things.gen	that	be	at	our	bonds	with	other.dat	the	place.dat
'the things that are our ties to each other in place of'

a

bhith

a'

coimhead

air

na

rudan

a

tha

‘g

ar

cumail

bho

that

being

at

looking

on

the

things.dat

that

be

at

our

withholding

from

'looking at the things that are keeping us from each'

chèile.

other

'other.'

Gaol

3. Gaol Love love:

Chan	eil	a'	mhìorbhaill	ach	an	gaol	dhuinn
be.neg	the	miracle	but	the	love.dat	to.1p
'To us there is no miracle but in love'

Reic	Anama
sale	spirit.gen
'The sale of spirit” or “Sell a spirit'

Chunnaic	mi	na	faclan	sin	sgrìobhte	an	latha	roimhe -	faclan	Shomhairle
see.past	I	the	words	there	written	the	day	before	words	Sorley.gen
'I saw the words written there the other day – Sorley MacLean’s words.'

MhicGilleathain.

MacLean.gen

Thòisich	mi	fhìn	a'	smaoineachadh	mu	dhèidhinn	gaol.
begin.past	I	self	at	thinking	about	around	love
'I myself began thinking about love.'

'S	iomadh	seòrsa	gaoil	a	th'	anns	an	t-saoghal	againn.
cop	many	types	love.gen	that	be	in	the	world.dat	at.1p
'We have many types of love that are in the world.'

Tha	an	gaol	a	tha	sinn	a'	faireachdainn	airson	ar	màthair	agus
be	the	love	that	be	we	at	feeling	for	our	mother.gen	and
'There is the love that we feel for our mother and'

ar	h-athair,	far	am	bi	sinn	a'	faireachdainn	sàbhailte –	fhad's	a	tha
our	father.gen	where	that	be.fut	we	at	feeling	safe	while	that	be
'our father, where we are feeling safe – while we are'

sinn	beag	co-dhiù!
we	small	anyway
'little, anyway.'

Tha	an	gaol	eadar	piuthar	agus	bràthair,	gaol	nach	robh	agam
be	the	love	between	sister	and	brother	love	that	be.past.neg	at.1s
'There is the love between a sister and brother, love that I never had,'

fhìn a-riamh,	as	aonais	peathraichean	agus	bràithrean	mar	a	tha	mi.
self	ever	out.of	one.dat	sisters.gen	and	brothers.gen	as	that	be	I
'as I am the only one out of sisters and brothers [i.e., I am the only child in my family].'

Tha	gaol	airson	do	leannan,	airson	do	bhean,	airson	an	duine
be	love	for	your.s	b/gfriend.gen	for	your.s	wife.gen	for	the	man.gent
'There is [the kind of] love [that is] for your boy/girlfriend, for you wife, for your husband.'

agad.

at.2s

Tha	an	gaol	airson	pàisde	beag,	na	peataichean	againn,	's	iomadh	duine
be	the	love	for	baby.gen	small	the	pets	at.1p	cop	many	man
'There is the love [you have] for a small baby, [for] our pets—many people'

a

bhios

a'

fuireach

‘n

an

aonar

agus

's

e

na

peataichean

a

that

be.rel

at

living

in

their

alone

and

cop

he

the

pets

that

'that live alone and it’s their pets that'

bhios	‘g	an	cumail	slàn,	gaol	airson	dùthaich,	airson	eaglais,
be.rel	at	their	keeping	healthy	love	for	country.gen	for	church.gen
'keep them healthy—love for [one’s] country, for church,'

airson	Crìosda	agus	mar	sin	air	adhart.
for	Christ.gen	and	like	that	on	forward
'for Christ, and so on.'

Shaoileadh

tu

gun

robh

gu

leòr

air

a

sgrìobhadh

agus

air

a

ràdh

think.cond

you.s

that

be.past

to

plenty

on

its

writing

and

on

its

saying

'You would think that there was plenty written and said'

mu	dhèidhinn	an	gaol	mar	thà
about	around	the	love	like	?
'about love like that.'

Ach	gabh	mionaid	agus	faighnich	dhiot	fhèin	ma	tha	an	cothrom	againn
but	take	minute	and	ask	of.2s	self	if	be	the	ability	at.1p
'But take a minute and ask yourself, if we have the ability'

airson	leithid	a	ghaol	anns	an	t-saoghal	seo,	carson	a	tha	leithid
for	so.much	to	love	in	the	world	here	why	that	be	like
'for so much to love in this world, why do we have something like'

a	thrioblad	againn?
to	trouble	at.1p
'trouble?'

Tha	teaghlaich	a'	sabaid	measg	a’	chèile,	tha	nàbaidhean	a'	sabaid
be	families	at	fighting	among	the	other.gen	be	neighbors	at	fighting
'Families are fighting amongst each other, neighbors are fighting'

ri	chèile,	tha	eaglaisean	a'	sabaid	ri	chèile,	tha	dùthaichean
with	other.dat	be	churches	at	fighting	with	other.dat	be	countries
'with each other, churches are fighting with each other, countries are'

a'	sabaid	ri	chèile.
at	fighting	with	other.dat
'fighting with each other.'

Shaoilinn	fhìn	gum	bu	chòir	dhuinn	a	bhith	smaoineachadh
imagine.cond.1s	self	that	cop.past	decent	to.1p	to	being	thinking
'I myself would imagine that we ought to be thinking'

barrachd	mu	dhèidhinn	gaoil	agus	dè	tha	e	ciallachadh	‘n
more.gen	about	around	love.gen	and	what	be	he	meaning	in
'more about love and what is means in'

ar	beatha	fhìn.
our	life.dat	self
'the lives of us ourselves.'

Nam	biodh	sinn	uile	coibhneil	agus	gasda	ris	a	h-uile	neach	ris
if	be.cond	we	all	courteous	and	generous	with	the	all	person.dat	with
'If we would all be courteous and generous to all the people that'

an	coinnich	sinn	‘n	ar	beatha	làitheil,	's	dòcha	gun	dèanamaid
that	meet.fut	we	in	our	life.dat	daily	cop	probable	that	do.cond.1p
'we meet with in our daily lives, it’s likely that we would make'

atharrachadh	beag	anns	an	t-saoghal	draghail	a	tha	againn	's	an
change	small	in	the	world.dat	vexatious	that	be	at.1p	in	the
'a small change in the vexatious world that is with us'

lath'	'n-diugh.
day	today
'today.'

Carson	nach	tòisich	sinn	an-diugh	fhèin?
why	not	begin	we	today	self
'Why don’t we ourselves begin today?'

Na h-Ealain

4. Na h-Ealain the learning.gen on knowledge:

Ciamar	a	tha	sibh	an-diugh?
how	that	be	you.p	today
'How are you all today?'

Dè	seòrsa	rudan	a	bhitheas	daoine	a'	dèanamh	airson	an	toirt
what	sort	things	that	be.rel	people	at	doing	for	the	importance.gen
'What sort of things will people do for the chance [lit. value]'

air	falbh	bho	dhragh	air	choireigin	agus?????
on	leaving.dat	from	trouble.dat	on	offences.dat	and
'of escaping the trouble of small offenses and….'

Uill,	dh'	fhaodadh	tu	tòiseachadh	le	cupa	tì	fhèin!
well	may.cond	you.s	beginning	with	cup.dat	tea.gen	self
'Well, you yourself could begin with a cup of tea!'

Ach	bha	mise	[a’]	smaoineachadh	mu	dhèidhinn	na	h-ealain	agus
but	be.past	I.emph	at	thinking	about	around	the	learnings.gen	and
'But I myself was thinking about learning, and'

mar	is	urrainn	dhaibh	ar	faireachdainnean	atharrachadh.
like	cop	capable	to.3p	our	feelings	altering
'how it can alter our feelings.'

Co	mheud	uair	a	bha	sibh	a'	coimhead	air	dealbh	brèagha
how	largenesses.gen	hour	that	be.past	you.pl	at	looking	on	picture.dat	pretty
'How many hours were (all of) you looking at a pretty picture'

agus	a'	tòiseachadh	a	faireachdainn	beagan	na’s	socraithe,	na’s	sìtheil?
and	at	beginning	to	feeling	little	than	settled	than	peaceful
'and beginning to feel a little more settled, more peaceful?'

Ceart

gu

leòr

tha

dà

thaobh

dhe’n

(air)

an

sgillinn

agus

dh'fhaodadh

correct

to

plenty

be

two

side

of

the

on

the

shilling.dat

and

may.cond

'To be sure, there are two sides to every coin (lit. “there are two sides on the shilling”) and'

dealbh	do	dhèanamh	mi-chomhurtail	no	an-fhoiseil.
picture	your	making	ill-advised	or	ignorant
'the picture may make you misguided or ignorant.'

Air

mo

thaobh

fhìn

tha

gu

leòr

trioblaid

anns

an

t-saoghal

againn,

's

fheàrr

on

my

side.dat

self

be

to

plenty

trouble

in

the

world.dat

at.1p

cop

better

'As far as I myself am concerned (on my myself’s side) there is plenty of trouble in the our world, I prefer'

leam	s'	a	bhith	a'	lorg	am	bòidheachd	anns	na	cùisean	sin.
to.1s	and	at	being	at	looking.for	the	beauty.gen	in	the	circumstances.dat	that
'and to be looking for the beauty in those circumstances.'

Agus	dè	mu	dhèidhinn	ceòl?
and	what.inter	about	around	music.dat
'And what about music?'

Ged	a	tha	cuid	mhòr	dheth	na	h-òrain	againne	trom	le	bròn,
although	that	be	part	big	of	the	songs.dat	at.1p.emph	heavy	with	grief
'Although a large part of our songs are heavy with grief,'

nach	bi	sibh	ag	èisdeachd	ri	ceòl	uaireannan	agus
be.fut.neg.inter	you.pl	at	listening	with	music.dat	hours	and
'don’t you all listen to music for hours and'

nach	bi	sonas	a'	fàs	‘n	ar	cridhe?
be.fut.neg.inter	happiness	at	growing	in	our	heart.dat
'doesn’t happiness grow in our heart?'

Tha	feadhainn	againn	nach	bi	coimhead	air	dealbhan	no
be	people	at.1p	be.fut.neg.inter	looking	on	pictures.dat	or
'We have people (who) won’t be looking at pictures or'

ag	èisdeachd	ri	ceòl	idir	ach	bidh	sinn	a'	leughadh.
at	listening	with	music.dat	at.all	but	be.fit	we	at	reading
'listening to music, but we read (lit. we will be reading.)'

'S	iomadh	uair	a	thèid	seachad	gun	mhothochadh	nuair
cop	every	hour	that	go.fut	onward	without	act.of.perceiving	when
'Every hour will go by without awareness when'

a	bhitheas	tu	‘na	‘d	shuidhe	leughadh	leabhar	math.
that	be.fut.rel	you.s	in	your.s	sitting	reading	book.gen	good
'you are sitting reading a good book.'

Bheir	e	d'	inntinn	dheth	d'	obair,	dhe	‘n	teaghlach,
take.fut	he	your.s	mind	from	your.s	work.dat	from	the	family.dat
'It will take your mind off your work, off the family,'

dheth	na	'bills'	agus	a	h-uile	càil	eile	a	bhitheas	a'	ruith
from	the	bills	and	to	each	condition.dat	other	that	be.rel.fut	at	running
'off the bills and every other condition that is running'

timcheall	‘n	ar	n'	inntinn.
around	in	our	the	mind.dat
'around in our mind.'

Saoil	a	bheil	na	peantairean,	na	luchd-ciùil,	na	sgrìobhadairean	fhèin
imagine	that	be.inter	the	painters	the	musicians	the	writers	self
'Imagine that the painters, the musicians, the writers themselves'

a'	faighinn	an	aon	togail	inntinn	's	a	bhitheas	sinne	faighinn
at	finding	the	one	act-of-building.gen	mind	and	that	be.rel.fut	we.emph	finding
'are finding the one way of building the mind, and that we will be finding'

bho	‘n	obair	aca?
from	the	work.dat	at.3p
'(it) from their work?'

Dè	rud	as	fheàrr	leibhse	a	dhèanamh?
what.inter	thing	cop.rel	better	with.2p	to	doing
'What is the best thing for you (all) to do?'

Carson

nach

cuir

sibh

seachad

ùine

bheag

a

h-uile

latha

airson

rud

beag

why

neg

put

you.p

forward

while

small

to

each

day

for

thing

small

'Why don’t you all set aside for you yourselves a short while each day in order to'

spòrsail	a	dhèanamh	dhuibh	fhèin.
fun	to	doing	to.2p	self
'do a small, fun thing?'

Uisge

5. Uisge water Water:

A	bheil	sinn	taingeil	gu	leòr	airson	na	tha	againn?
be.inter	we	thankful	to	plenty	for	the	be	at.1p
'Are we thankful enough for that which we have?'

A	bheil	sinn	mothachadh	dè	tha	againn?
be.inter	we	percieving	what	be	at.1p
'Are we aware of what we have?'

An

latha

roimhe

bha

mi

a'

ceannachd

botal

uisge

agus

cha

b'

urrainn

the

day

before

be.past

I

at

buying

bottle

water

and

neg

cop.past

capable

'The day before I was buying a bottle of water and I couldn’t'

dhomh	cuideachadh	(gun)	smaoineachadh	air	m'	athair	agus	dè	bheachd
to.1s	helping	without	thinking	on	my	father.dat	and	what	attention
'help but think about my father and what attention'

a

bhitheadh

aige

air

an

t-uisge

fhèin

a

cheannach

ann

am

bùth

leis

that

be.cond

at.3s

on

thewater.dat

self

that

buy.past

in

store.dat

with.3s

'he would have towards the water itself that he bought in a store with the'

na	'messages'.
the	messages
'‘messages.’'

Cha	robh	uisge	againn	anns	an	taigh	nuair	a	bha	mi	òg.
neg	be.past	water	at.1p	in	the	house.dat	when	that	be.past	I	young
'We had no water in the house when I was young.'

Bha	tobar	bheag	ri	taobh	an	taighe	ach	an	dèidh	dhà
be.past	well	small	with	side	the	house.gen	but	the	after	two
'There was a small well at the side of the house but after two'

na	trì	lathaichean	thioramaicheadh	e	'n	àrd	agus	bha	againn	ri
the	three	days.dat	dry.cond	he	the	height	and	be.past	at.1p	with
'or three days it would dry up and we had to'

coiseachd	mu	chairteal	mìle	gu	tobair	eile,
walking	about	quarter.dat	mile	to	well.dat	other
'walk about a quarter-mile to another well.'

(tobar	na	sgoilearaidh,	mar	a	bha	againn	air),	's	ann	ormsa
well	the	school.gen	as	that	be.past	at.1p	on	cop	in	on.1s.emph
'(the school’s well, as we had it on,) and it was to me'

a	thuit	an	obair	sin.
that	befall.past	the	work	there
'that that work fell.'

Cha	do	dh'	òl	sinn	a-riamh	às	an	allt.
neg	past	drink	we	ever	from	the	stream
'We never drank from the stream.'

Bha

fios

aig

a

h-uile

duine

far

an

robh

na

tobraichean

fo

shean.

be.past

knowledge

at

to

each

man

where

be.past

the

wells

good

old

'Everyone knew where the good, old wells were.'

Agus

cha

robh

leithid

a

rud

ann

mar

uisge

ann

am

botal

plastic.

and

neg

be.past

equal

to

thing

in

like

water

in

bottle.dat

plastic

'And there was nothing there the equal to water in a plastic bottle.'

Far

a

bheil

mi

(a’)

fuireach

anns

an

fhàsach

a’

chuid

as

motha

where

be.past.inter

I

at

living

in

the

desert.dat

the

part

greater

'Where I am living in the desert the greater part'

dhe	‘n	bhliadhna,	chan	eil	boinne	uisge	anns	na	h-aibhnichean	fhèin,
of	the	year.dat	be.neg	drop	water.gen	in	the	rivers.dat	self
'of the year, there isn’t a drop of water in the rivers themselves,'

chan	eil	annta	ach	gainmheach.
be.neg	in.3p	but	sand
'there is nothing in them but sand.'

Tha

an

t-uisge

a'

tighinn

bhon

an

talamh

gu

domhainn

(tha

an

t-uisge

a'

be

the

water

at

coming

from

the

earth

to

deep

be

the

water

at

'The water comes deeply from the earth (the water'

tighinn	bho	dhoimhneachd	na	talmhainn)	agus	a	h-uile	bliadhna	tha
coming	from	depth	the	earth.gen	and	to	each	year	be
'comes from the depths of the earth) and each year there is'

nas	lugha	uisge	ann	agus	barrachd	dhaoine	‘g	a	iarraidh.
less	water	in	and	more	people.gen	at	its	needing
'less water there and more people needing it.'

Air	an	taobh	deas	dhe	‘n	bhaile	againn	tha	coimhearsnachd	bheag	far
on	the	side	south	of	the	town.dat	at.1p	be	community	small	where
'On the south side of our town there is a small community where'

a

bheil

iad

a'

sabaid

le

gunnaichean

airson

an

aon

thobair

a

tha

be.inter

they

at

fighting

with

guns.dat

for

the

one

well.gen

that

be

'they are fighting with guns for the one well that'

aca	eatorra.
at.3p	among
'they have among them.'

Cò	smaoinicheadh	gun	robh	rud	mar	ghloinne	uisge	iriosal,
who.inter	think.cond	that	be.past	thing	like	glass	water.gen	lowly
'Who would think that a lowly thing like a glass of water'

a’	dol	a	bhith	cho	prìseal	dhuinn
at	going	to	be	so	precious	to.1p
'would be going to be so precious to us?'

A

bheil

dad

sam

bith

eile

‘n

ar

beatha

nach

eil

sinn

a’

mothachadh?

be.inter

anything

other

in

our

life.dat

that.be.neg

we

at

perceiving

'Is there anything else in our life that we are not perceiving?'

Rud

nach

eil

sinn

a'

cur

luach

air

an-diugh,

ach

mar

a

thèid

thing

that.be.neg

we

at

putting

value

on

today

but

like

that

go.fut

'Something that we are not putting value on today, but likewise that'

an	tìde	seachad	a	dh'	fhàsas	nas	luachmhor	dhuinn.
the	time	past	that	grow.fut.rel	more	valuable	to.1p
'the time will come in which it grows more valuable to us?'

(fàsaidh	e	nas	luachmhòr	dhuinn)
grow.fut	he	more	valuable	to.1p
'(it will grow more valuable to us)'

'S

dòcha

am

beatha

fhèin

nach

bi

sinn

a'

mothachadh

nuair

a

tha

cop

likely

the

life

self

neg

be.fut

we

at

perceiving

when

that

be

'Perhaps we will not be perceiving life itself when we are'

sinn

òg

ach

a

dh'

fhàs

glè

phrìseil

gu

dearbh

mar

as

sinne

a

we

young

but

that

grow.fut

very

precious

to

certain

like

older

that

'young but it will certainly grow very precious the older that'

tha	sinn	a'	fàs.
be	we	at	growing
'we are growing.'