Na Gormacha Langston Hughes

Nuair a bhriseann an iall
ar an dá bhróg
Agus deabhadh ort -
Och och ochón!

Nuair a théann tú 'dtí an siopa
Is tú ag lorg císte
Is sleamhnaíonn an phingin dheireanach
Trí pholl i do bhriste!

                                    

The Blues

When the shoe strings break
On both your shoes
And you're in a hurry-
That's the blues.

When you go to buy a candy bar
And you've lost the dime you had-
Slipped through a hole in your pocket somewhere-
That's the blues, too, and bad!