22/11/2015
Gheibh sinn a-mach anns an litir aig Ruairidh ciamar a chaidh dha sgiobair an t-soithich dhuibh agus a bhana-phrionnsa Lochlannach. Another story from Ruairidh.
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Litir do Luchd Ionnsachaidh 853
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Litir 853: Sgiobair an t-Soithich Dhuibh
Bha mi ag aithris na sgeulachd ‘Sgiobair an t-Soithich Dhuibh’. Bha an sgiobair a’ seòladh gu ruige Lochlann nuair a thuit e don mhuir. Bha a’ bhana-phrionnsa Lochlannach fhathast air bòrd.
           Shnà mh e gu eilean. Bha e gu bhith marbh leis an sgìths, ach chaidh aige air a tharraing fhèin seachad air an tiùrr. Laigh e an sin gun mhothachadh airson ùine mhòr. Dh’fhairich e cuideigin ga phutadh. ‘Èirich,’ thuirt guth.
           ‘Chan èirich gu brà th,’ fhreagair an sgiobair. Bha e fhathast claoidhte.
           ‘Thig còmhla rium. Tha geòla agam air an trà igh,’ thuirt am fear eile.
           ‘Ma thà , tha mi còma,’ thuirt an sgiobair. Ach mean air mhean thà inig e thuige, agus chunnaic e an geòla. Dh’fhalbh e innte leis an fhear eile. Bha am fear eile ag iomradh aig astar iongantach. Cha b’ fhada gus an do rà inig iad cladach Lochlainn.
           ‘Taing mhòr,’ thuirt an sgiobair. ‘Shà bhail thu mo bheatha. Dè th’ agad orm?’
           ‘Dìreach seo,’ fhreagair am fear eile, ‘Gun toir thu do chiad mhac dhomh.’
           ‘Chan eil mi an dùil gum bi mac agam a-chaoidh,’ thuirt an sgiobair, ‘ach ma bhitheas, bheir mi dhuts’ e.’ Agus rug iad air là imh air a chèile airson am bargan a dhaingneachadh.
           Chaidh an sgiobair suas an rathad gus an do rà inig e taigh. Chuir cailleach fà ilte air agus dh’inns i naidheachd dha – gun robh nighean an rìgh a’ dol a phòsadh seanailear anns an arm. Bhiodh iad a’ dol seachad air an taigh an ceann greis ann an carbad mòr. Thuig an sgiobair gum b’ e sin an nighean a shà bhail e san Tuirc.
           Thog an sgiobair clà rsach. Bha e ga h-aithneachadh. B’ e sin clà rsach a bha e fhèin agus an nighean air cluich còmhla air bòrd an t-soithich. ‘Fà g sin,’ thuirt a’ chailleach, ‘oir ’s ann leis a’ bhana-phrionnsa a tha i. Dh’iarr i orm a cumail dhi.
           An uair sin, thà inig an carbad seachad air an taigh. Thòisich an sgiobair air a’ chlà rsach a chluich. Chuala nighean an rìgh e agus dh’èigh i air an drà ibhear a’ choidse a stad. Ruith i a-steach don taigh agus thuirt i gun robh i ag iarraidh an sgiobair a phòsadh, seach an seanailear.
           Cha robh iad fada pòsta nuair a bha leanabh-gille aca. Bha iad a’ coiseachd leis an leanabh ann am pram nuair a thà inig fear eireachdail thuca. ‘Uill, a-nise,’ thuirt e ris an sgiobair, ‘a bheil thu a’ dol a thoirt do mhic dhomh?’
           ‘Carson,’ thuirt a bhean, ‘a bheil e ag iarraidh ar mic?’
           Mhìnich an sgiobair dhi gum b’ e seo an duine a shà bhail e anns an eilean, agus gum b’ e sin an duais a dh’iarr e.
           ‘Uill, bidh e agad, ma-thà ,’ ars a bhean.
           ‘Nise,’ thuirt am fear eile, ‘leis gu bheil sibh cho reusanta, agus deònach an gille a thoirt dhomh, cha toir mi idir e. An rud a rinn mi dhut, ’s ann mar dhuais a bha e airson mo thiodhlacadh air an trà igh anns an Tuirc. Tha mi a’ falbh a-nise agus chan fhaic sibh tuilleadh mi.’
           Thuig Sgiobair an t-Soithich Dhuibh gun robh e air a bhith a’ bruidhinn ri taibhs. Bho sin a-mach bha beatha fhada shìtheil aige fhèin ’s aig a theaghlach.
Faclan na Litreach
Faclan na Litreach: shnà mh e: he swam; claoidhte: exhausted; ²µ±ðò±ô²¹: dinghy, small boat; eireachdail: good-looking, handsome; reusanta: reasonable; taibhs: ²µ³ó´Ç²õ³Ù.Ìý
Abairtean na Litreach
Abairtean na Litreach: Sgiobair an t-Soithich Dhuibh: The Captain of the Black Ship; a’ seòladh gu ruige Lochlann nuair a thuit e don mhuir: sailing to Scandinavia when he fell to the sea; bha e gu bhith marbh leis an sgìths: he was nearly dead with exhaustion; laigh e an sin gun mhothachadh: he lay there unconscious; dh’fhairich e cuideigin ga phutadh: he felt somebody pushing him; ma thà , tha mi còma: if you have, I couldn’t care less; mean air mhean thà inig e thuige: little by little he regained consciousness; ag iomradh aig astar iongantach: rowing at an amazing speed; gun toir thu do chiad mhac dhomh: that you’ll give me your first son; chan eil mi an dùil gum bi mac agam a-chaoidh: I don’t expect that I’ll ever have a son; ach ma bhitheas, bheir mi dhuts’ e: but if I do, I’ll give him to you; chuir cailleach fà ilte air: an old woman welcomed him; gun robh nighean an rìgh a’ dol a phòsadh seanailear anns an arm: that the king’s daughter was going to marry a general in the army; bha e ga h-aithneachadh: he was recognising it [fem]; oir ’s ann leis a’ bhana-phrionnsa a tha i: it belongs to the princess; dh’èigh i air an drà ibhear a’ choidse a stad: she shouted to the driver to stop the coach; cha robh iad fada pòsta nuair a bha leanabh-gille aca: they weren’t long married when they had a baby boy; a bheil thu a’ dol a thoirt do mhic dhomh?: are you going to give me your son?; gum b’ e sin an duais a dh’iarr e: that that was the reward he wanted; airson mo thiodhlacadh air an trà igh: for burying me on the beach; beatha fhada shìtheil: a long and peaceful life.Â
Puing-chà nain na Litreach
Puing-chà nain na Litreach: Shà bhail thu mo bheatha. Dè th’ agad orm?: you saved my life. What do I owe you? This is a useful idiom, employing the prepositions aig and air. Dè th’ aig Alasdair air Iain? What does John owe Alexander? Tha fichead not agam air ‘he owes me twenty pounds’.
Gnà thas-cainnt na Litreach
Gnà thas-cainnt na Litreach: chaidh aige air a tharraing fhèin seachad air an tiùrr: he managed to drag himself above the high-tide mark.
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