Bhí fhios agam nach raibh ann ach crann (do Ko Un)

Bhí fhios agam nach raibh ann ach crann (do Ko Un) Bhí fhios agam nach raibh ann ach crann ach claochlaíodh le soilse é le maisiúcháin le sneachta bréige agus i dtús an 21ú haois thugamar ómós de shaghas éigin dó Is gearr go mbeidh orainn é a chaitheamh amach is é a thabhairt d'inneall athchúrsála thuas ansin ar Chnoc Chill Iníon Léinín is béicfidh sé mar a bhéic anuraidh is an bhliain roimhe sin - an spíonlach - cad is ea é? Cad is ea sinne?

I knew it was only a tree (for Ko Un) I knew it was only a tree but it had been transformed by lights and decorations artificial snow and now, early in the 21st century we pay it obeisance, of sorts We'll have to throw it out soon and give it to the recycling machine up above on Killiney Hill and it will scream like it screamed last year and the year before - the needles - what are they? What are we?