Téama

• Dar liom, tá dhá léamh ar an dán seo.
  • According to me, there are two ways to read this poem.
• I mo thuairim mhacánta, is é easpa saoirse an téama is tábhachtaí atá sa dán seo.
  • In my honest opinion, lack of freedom is the most important theme in this poem.
• Baineann an dán leis an dochar a dhéanann easpa saoirse don ainmhí fiáin.
  • The poem is about the damage that lack of freedom does to a wild animal.

• Tugann an file léargas dúinn ar shaol an ainmhí atá i ngéibheann agus taispeánann sí go mbriseann an daoirse spiorad an ainmhí.
  • The poet gives us an insight into the life of an animal who is in captivity and she shows that oppression breaks an animal's spirit.
• Braitheann sé mar phríosúnach agus faoi smacht . Níl sé i gceannas ar a shaol féin.
  • He feels like a prisoner and under control. He is not in charge of his own life.
• Cuimhníonn sé an am nuair a bhí sé saor, cumhachtach agus fiáin. Bhí sé in ann béiceadh in ard a chin is a ghutha.
  • He remembers the time when he was free, powerful and wild. He was able to roar at the top of his voice.

• Is í an tsaoirse an rud is luachmhaire ar domhain, ach ní thuigtear sin go dtí go gcailltear í.
  • Freedom is the most valuable thing on earth, but one does not understand that until one loses it.

• Ach, ar an lámh eile, b'fhéidir gur dán fáthchiallach é seo agus go bhfuil an file ag caint fúithi féin.
• But, on the other hand, maybe this is an allegorical poem and that the poet is talking about herself.

• D'fhulaing an file as ailse**.** Seans go mbaineann an dán leis an easpa saoirse a bhraith an file agus í go dona tinn.
  • The poet suffered from cancer. There is a chance that the poem is about the lack of freedom that the poet felt when she was seriously ill.
• Cosúil leis an ainmhí, bhí sí láidir, tráth, ach d'éirigh sí an-lag.
  • Like the animal, she was once strong, but she became very weak.
• Chomh maith leis sin, cosúil leis an líon, bhí cuairteoirí aici an t-am ar fad agus mhothaigh sí srianta ina saol.
  • As well as that, like the lion, she had visitors all of the time and she felt restricted in her life.

• Gan amhras, seasann an t-ainmhí d'aon duine a mhothaíonn teanntaithe ina shaol.
  • Without a doubt, the animal stands for anyone who feels trapped in their life.