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.
No comments:
Post a Comment