Graonlannaigh

Graonlannaigh

Dhiúltaíodar do Chríost
Nuair a thug misinéirí le fios dóibh
Nach raibh rónta ar bith ar neamh!

Misinéirí saonta!
Tá neamh lán de rónta
Is iad ina luí ar an Trá Órga

Nach bhfuil siad feicthe agam le mo shúile cinn –
Is iontais eile nach iad
Nár shamhlaigh aon mhisinéir riamh!

Greenlanders

They denied Christ
When informed by missionaries
There were no seals in heaven!

Foolish missionaries!
Heaven abounds with seals
All stretched out on the Golden shore

Haven’t I seen them with my own two eyes –
And countless other wonders
No missionary ever imagined.