Lá i ndiaidh lae an bhitseach ar leathshúil ina codladh in aice láimhe
Síos suas na fallaí leis na geiceonna lá i ndiaidh lae
Lá i ndiaidh lae ba dhearóil leis iad na francaigh
Tar éis roinnt laethanta tháinig grán go dtí an tigh
Tar éis roinnt laethanta bhí gal os cionn an chlóis chúirte
Loinnir i súile an teaghlaigh tar éis roinnt laethanta
Tar éis roinnt laethanta dhein an préachán a chuid cleití a thochas.
Nagarjun
Famine and After
For days and days the hearth stayed cold, the handmill quiet
For days and days the one-eyed bitch slept nearby
For days and days lizards paced on the wall
For days and days rats too were miserable
Grain came to the house after many a day
Smoke rose above the courtyard after many a day
The eyes of the household shone after many a day
The crow scratched its feathers after many a day.