大象传媒

Tuig thus鈥� an t-eathar agus tuigidh an teathar聽thu. Understand the boat and the聽boat will understand you. Tuig thus鈥� an聽t-eathar agus tuigidh an t-eathar thu.聽Chunnaic mi an seanfhacal sin ann an聽taigh-貌sta ann am Muile. Bha mi air聽cuairt-mhara aig an 脿m. Bha mi a鈥櫬爁uireach na h-oidhche ann an Tobar聽Mhoire. Ach an robh an t-eathar gam聽thuigsinn? Agus an robh mise a鈥� tuigsinn聽an eathair?聽Chunnaic mi an seanfhacal ann an聽Taigh-貌sta Mhishnish ann an Tobar聽Mhoire. Tha seanfhaclan eile sgr矛obhte聽air na ballachan cuideachd. Agus tha聽鈥淐aileagan鈥� is 鈥淏alaich鈥� sgr矛obhte air聽dorsan nan taighean-beaga. Tha e math a聽bhith a鈥� faicinn G脿idhlig ann an 脿ite mar聽sin. Tha mi a鈥� ciallachadh san taigh-貌sta,聽seach san taigh-bheag!聽Mus do r脿inig mi Tobar Mhoire,聽bha mi a鈥� se貌ladh airson ceala-deug.聽Th貌isich mi ann an Arcaibh. Bha聽Arcaibh gl猫 shnog, agus bha na daoine聽laghach.聽Air an t-slighe a Mhuile chunnaic聽mi t貌rr bheanntan. Bha latha 脿lainn聽agam eadar Ceann Loch Biorbhaidh聽agus Poll I霉. Anns an aon sealladh, bha聽mi a鈥� faicinn nam beann eadar Foinne聽Bheinn agus Toirbheartan. Abair聽sealladh! Bha an latha ci霉in. Bha coltas聽air na beanntan gun robh iad air am聽peantadh air canabhas.聽Chunnaic mi leumadairean agus聽peileagan. Chunnaic mi aon mhuc-mhara.聽Agus chunnaic mi e貌in-mhara gu聽le貌r cuideachd. Bha buthaidean ann,聽agus s霉lairean, fulmairean, coltraichean,聽e貌in dubha sgadain, calltagan agus聽fasgadain. Agus faisg air na h-Eileanan聽Beaga, bha fachaich ann. Tha iad a鈥櫬爊eadachadh ann an R霉m.聽Agus chuala mi aon eun ged nach聽fhaca mi e. Bha mi faisg air an Rubha聽R猫idh. Tha sin gu tuath air a鈥� Ghe脿rr聽Loch. Bha fuaim eagallach ann. Bha e聽mar gun robh boireannach a鈥� sgreuchail.聽B鈥� e sin an learga mh貌r 鈥� no red-throated聽diver. Bha na seann daoine ag聽r脿dh, nuair a bhios an learga a鈥� seinn,聽gun tig an t-uisge. Agus th脿inig beagan聽uisge. Nuair a tha thu a鈥� se貌ladh, tha聽tuigse air an eathar 鈥� agus air an aimsir 鈥撀爂u math feumail.

Understand the boat and the boat聽will understand you. Understand the聽boat and the boat will understand聽you. Understand the boat and the聽boat will understand you. I saw that聽proverb in a hotel on Mull. I was on聽a cruise [sailing journey] at the聽time. I was staying the night in聽Tobermory. But was the boat聽understanding me? And was I聽understanding the boat?聽I saw the proverb in the聽Mishnish Hotel in Tobermory. There聽are other proverbs also written on聽the walls. And 鈥淐aileagan鈥� [lasses]聽and 鈥淏alaich鈥� [lads] are written on聽the toilet doors. It鈥檚 good to see聽Gaelic in a place like that. I mean in聽the hotel, rather than in the toilet!聽Before I reached Tobermory I聽was sailing for a fortnight. I started聽in Orkney. Orkney was very nice,聽and the people were nice.聽On the way to Mull I saw many聽mountains. I had a beautiful day聽between Kinlochbervie and Poolewe.聽In the one view, I was seeing聽the mountains between Foinaven聽and Torridon. What a view! The day聽was calm. The mountains appeared聽as if they were painted on a canvas.聽I saw dolphins and porpoises. I聽saw one whale. And I saw lots of聽sea-birds as well. There were puffins,聽and gannets, fulmars, razorbills,聽common guillemots, black guillemots聽and bonxies (great skuas).聽And close to the Small Isles, there聽were Manx shearwaters. They nest聽on Rum.聽And I heard one bird, although聽I didn鈥檛 see it. I was near the Rubha聽R猫idh. That鈥檚 north of Gairloch聽[鈥渢he short loch鈥漖. There was a聽frightful sound. It was as if a woman聽were screaming. That was the red-throated聽diver. The old people were聽saying, when the diver sings, that聽rain will come. And a bit of rain did聽come. When you are sailing, an聽understanding of the boat 鈥� and of聽the weather 鈥� is very useful.