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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">From: <span class="gD" name="Tomás Ó Cárthaigh">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:tomasocarthaigh@yahoo.com">tomasocarthaigh@yahoo.com</a>></span></font></p>

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Subject: LL-L "Literatur​e" 2012.12.16 (01) [NDS]<br><br>Could we get an English translation of this one?<br><br>Tomás</font><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font></div>

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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">From: <span class="gD" name="Tomás Ó Cárthaigh">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:tomasocarthaigh@yahoo.com">tomasocarthaigh@yahoo.com</a>></span></font></div>

<div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Subject: LL-L "Literatur​e"</font></div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font> </div><div><div><span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I remeber when Ron done a few translations of my poems to German and they were posted on the website, I think it would be good if we were to do something like that for each other again, if a person posts a poem that they wrote in their own language, and others could translate to their language.</font></span></div>

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<span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">- Original work remains copyright of the author, and where published along with the translation, must be credited as same</font></span></div><div style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">

<span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">- Translation is copyright of the translator, though author has republishing rights, where translator must always be credited.</font></span></div><div style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">

<span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></span> </div><div style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>What do you folk think?</span><br>

<span></span></font></div><div style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Below are some of the poems from my website in other languages.</font></span></div>

<div><h1><a title="Permanent Link to Le Flocon de Neige" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/le-flocon-de-neige/" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Le Flocon de Neige</font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                         </font></h1>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/le-flocon-de-neige/" target="_blank"><span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 13, 2012</font></span></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">           <span>           ~ Written by <strong><a title="View all posts by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/author/tomasocarthaigh/" target="_blank">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</a></strong></span>                                                                                                       <span> ~ </span>                                                                                                                                                    </font></div>

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                                         Dans une tempête de neige, je me suis déjà trouvé Avec les champs et les arbres tout blancs autour Habillé de noir sur ce tapis blanc J’ai marché dans la lumière pâle de la lune Comme je regardais ce charmant monde Un flocon solitaire sur mon bras atterrit Je le regardai de près, vit comment il était fait, Comme il fondait à la chaleur  [...]                               </font><div>

<span><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/le-flocon-de-neige/" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">~ read more ~</font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">            </font></span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                              </font></div>

</div></div><div><h1><a title="Permanent Link to Tijdverspilling Is Goed" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/tijdverspilling-is-goed/" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Tijdverspilling Is Goed</font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                         </font></h1>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/tijdverspilling-is-goed/" target="_blank"><span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 13, 2012</font></span></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">           <span>           ~ Written by <strong><a title="View all posts by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/author/tomasocarthaigh/" target="_blank">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</a></strong></span>                                                                                                          <span> ~ </span>                                                                                                                                                    </font></div>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/tijdverspilling-is-goed/" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="Tijdverspilling Is Goed" src="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/John-Lennon-and-Yoko-Ono-300x133.jpg"><span></span></font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                   Time you enjoyed wasting, was not wasted - John Lennon Men zegt nietsdoen is Tijd verdaan: dat is niet zo Als die tijd fijn was “Timewasting is Good” – haiku translated to Dutch by Jan Pallas                                                                            </font><div>

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</div></div><div><h1><a title="Permanent Link to Een Minstreel Als Een Mees" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/een-minstreel-als-een-mees/" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Een Minstreel Als Een Mees</font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                         </font></h1>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/een-minstreel-als-een-mees/" target="_blank"><span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Aug 13, 2012</font></span></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">           <span>           ~ Written by <strong><a title="View all posts by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/author/tomasocarthaigh/" target="_blank">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</a></strong></span>                                                                                                       <span> ~ </span>                                                                                                                                                    </font></div>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/een-minstreel-als-een-mees/" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="Een Minstreel Als Een Mees" src="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Bird-singing-300x95.jpg"><span></span></font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                   De natuur zingt van geluk, De mees zingt als minstreel, Hij viert elke dag of die nu is In zijn voor- of nadeel. Laten wij zijn als de mees, Op dagen kort en lang, Voor- en nadeel, prettig of koud, Laat ons starten met gezang. “Be a Bard Like a Bird”  translated to Dutch by Jan Pallas                                                                              </font><div>

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</div></div><div><h1><a title="Permanent Link to Träume von De Valera" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/traume-von-de-valera/" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Träume von De Valera</font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                         </font></h1>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/traume-von-de-valera/" target="_blank"><span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Jul 23, 2012</font></span></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">           <span>           ~ Written by <strong><a title="View all posts by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/author/tomasocarthaigh/" target="_blank">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</a></strong></span>                                                                                                     <span> ~ </span>                                                                                                                                                    </font></div>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/traume-von-de-valera/" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="Träume von De Valera" src="http://www.celtichosting.com/writingsinrhyme/Poems_in_Other_Languages/D001_de_bhaileara.jpg"><span></span></font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                   This translation to German from Reinhard F. Hahn Read the original in Irish Read the translation in English Leer nun, die Straße. Weder Musik noch Sport. Die jungen Mädchen, die hübschen, Tanzen nicht. Tagsüber spielen die Jungen, die großen, Weder Fußball noch Hurling, Und sie singen die Lieder nicht. Niemand würde sie hören. Die Alten erzäh [...]                               </font><div>

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</div></div><div><h1><a title="Permanent Link to An Cailín Bocht Marbh" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/an-cailin-bocht-marbh/" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> An Cailín Bocht Marbh</font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                         </font></h1>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/an-cailin-bocht-marbh/" target="_blank"><span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Jul 04, 2012</font></span></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">           <span>           ~ Written by <strong><a title="View all posts by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/author/tomasocarthaigh/" target="_blank">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</a></strong></span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     </font></div>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/an-cailin-bocht-marbh/" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="An Cailín Bocht Marbh" src="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dantai-Cailin_Bocht.jpg"><span></span></font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                   Katy Ffrench, socialite, died from drugs to a Dianaesque fuss. Two youths in Waterford died from the same, but being working class,  no-one remebers their names. Áileann a bhí a h-aghaidh, Agus dathúil soiléir a bhí a tón, Bhí airgead go leor ina póca, Agus cóicéain suas a srón. D’fhéach daoine uirthi, Cailín óg d’fhiche bliain d’aois, Bhí a p [...]                               </font><div>

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</div></div><h1><a title="Permanent Link to An Crann sa Ghaoth" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/an-crann-sa-ghaoth/" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> An Crann sa Ghaoth</font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                         </font></h1>

<div><a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/an-crann-sa-ghaoth/" target="_blank"><span><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Jul 04, 2012</font></span></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">           <span>           ~ Written by <strong><a title="View all posts by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh" href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/author/tomasocarthaigh/" target="_blank">Tomás Ó Cárthaigh</a></strong></span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </font></div>

<a href="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/index.php/an-crann-sa-ghaoth/" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="An Crann sa Ghaoth" src="http://www.writingsinrhyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dantai-Crann.jpg"><span></span></font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">                                   Tá an crann sa ghaoth ag damhsa inniú, Ag léimt ó dheas go clé, Ar nós go bhfuil sé ag éisteacht le ceol ag casadh, Bíonn an crann ag damhsa i rith an lae. Tá an crann sásta sa samhraidh, sa ghaoth, Ar nós páistí ag súgradh ann, Is breá liom an crann sa ghaoth, Ba chóir dúinn bheith níos mó mar an crann.                                                                             </font><div>

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<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2012.12.16 (01) [NDS]</font></div></div></span><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font> </div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Bedankt Hanne, prachtig.<br>

 Van mi-j ok 'n kleine bi-jdrage:<br><br>Reizigers bi-j nacht.<br><br> Ze waren van heel ver ekomen<br> uut een veur ons onbekend laand.<br> Geleerden mit sterrenverstaand,<br> vol van astrologische dromen.<br><br> Droomden ze niet over een koning<br>

 die toen mus wörden geboren?<br> Een prachtsterre zagen ze gloren,<br> ze zöchten de plaats van zien woning.<br><br> Ze volgden de sterre bi-j nachten;<br> die sterre die reisde veuruut.<br> Ze namen eertieds een besluut<br>

 en bleven gien dag langer wachten.<br><br> Op een oavond bi-j wassende moane<br> was de hemel mit sterren bezeid.<br> Toen bint ze noar Bethlehem eleid;<br> ja, zo is het vaste egoane.<br><br> Doar hebt ze heur koning evunden<br>

 in een kribbe in doeken ewunden.<br> Dat wörden de schat van heur leven,<br> die Koning in Bethlehems dreven.<br><br> "Keersies in de nacht", Gerrit van Faassen<br><br><br> Mien wènsen veur alle Lowlanders;<br>

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