Wednesday 19 May 2010

Nóiníní Bána



These daisies are so small but so much a part of their surroundings. When I saw them, all I could think of was this song that I learned when I was very small:

Nóininí bána ar imeall na habhainn,

Rachaidh mé síos agus piocfaidh mé ceann.

Ceann beag do mo mhamaí, is ceann beag dom féin.

Ceann beag do mo chairde ar oileán i gcéin.


Little white daisies on the bank of the river,

I’ll go down and pick one.

A little one for my mammy, and a little one for myself.

A little one for my friends on an island far away.


So to all my friends far away: these daisies from Co. Offaly are for you.

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