Paidir
Gerður Kristný
Tugaimse chun cuimhne thúsula dtéim go dtí an bhinn bhán
uaireanta
abraímse paidir
is tusa amháin inti
agus brionglóidí faoi bháidín
Tugaim chun cuimhne leis thú
agus faobhar á chur agam ar scian
an tslí is giorra
go dtí croí an fhir
ná caol díreach
trína ucht
Prayer
Recall you stillbefore going to bed
sometimes
I say a prayer
that only includes you
and dreams about a tiny boat
Recall you also
when whetting the knife
know that the shortest way
to a man’s heart
goes straight through
his chest