Téama

• Is é bochtaineacht agus saol crua an spailpín téamaí an dáin seo.
  • Poverty and the difficult life of the spailpín are themes of this poem.

• Teastalaíonn an spailpín ar fud Chill Chainnigh agus Thiobraid Árainn ar thóir oibre.
  • The spailpín travels all over Kilkenny and Tipperary in search of work.
• Tugann an dán léargas cuimsitheach dúinn ar an saol suarach atá aige.
  • The poem gives us a comprehensive insight into the miserable life that he has.

• Deireann sé go bhfuil sé ag brath go huile is go hiomlán ar a shláinte chun maireachtáil, 'ag seasamh ar mo shláinte'.

  • He says that he is completely dependent on his health to survive.

• Buailtear tinn é go minic, ' 's ag bailiú galair ráithe' .

  • He often gets sick.

• Níl saol easca aige- caithfidh sé éirí go luath gach maidin agus siúl tríd an fhéir fliuch ag lorg oibre, 'ag siúl an drúchta go moch ar maidin'__.

  • He does not have an easy life-he has to get up early every morning and walk through the wet grass looking for work.

• Ansin, féicimid gur chaith sé a laethanta ag dul ó áit go háit ag lorg oibre.

  • Them, we see that he spent his days going from place to place looking for work.

• Mar shampla, siúlann sé ó 'Chluain Meala' go 'Tiobraid Árainn'.

  • For example, he walks from Clonmel to Tipperary.

• Ní féidir a shéanadh go bhfuil saol crua aige-toisc go bhfuil sé bocht, níl meas madra ag na feirmeoirí nó aon duine eile air, 'Sin chu'ibh an spailpín fánach'.

  • It cannot be denied that he has a tough life- as he is poor, neither the farmers nor anyone else have respect for him.

• I véarsa a trí, feictear an téama arís. Bíonn ar an spailpín suí cois balla, ag fanacht ar thairiscint oibre ó bhodaire ar chapaill, 'ná ar mhargadh na saoire im shuí cois balla'.

  • In the third verse, the theme can be seen again. The spailpín has to sit by the wall, waiting for a job offer from 'bodairí' on horses.

• Braithimid an t-uaigneas agus an easpa díníte a bhaineann lena shaol. Feicimid an chodarsnacht idir a shaol agus saol na bhfeirmeoirí saibhre 'ar a gcapaill'.

  • We feel the loneliness and the lack of dignity associated with his life. We see the contrast between his life and the life of the rich farmers 'on their horses'.

• Áfach, ag deireadh an lae, glacann an spailpín a chinnúint agus leanann sé an feirmeoir chuig an gcéad post eile.

  • However, at the end of the day, the spailpín accepts his fate and follows the farmer to the next job.

• Leanann sé ar aghaidh ag fulaingt agus ag streachailt ó lá go lá.

  • He continues suffering and struggling day by day.