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2009 Baird agus Beathaichean
Winner - Freya Nic leoid
Runner-Up - Andrew Campbell
Runner-Up - Katie MacInnes
Winner
Rudeigin neònach? by Freya Nic leoid
Rudeigin neònach, le spìocan mòr air a dhruim,
dathach agus beag bìodach.
Earball cho fada ri rùm, suilean mòr orains.
Is caomh leis cluich timcheall, le bàlla no stràibh,
Fàgail a h-uile duine le gàire.
A’ sreap na craobhan, le earball mòr buidhe.
Tha e a’ fuireach ann am mullach nan craobhan,
Ann an leabaidh-crochte na aonar.
Sreap suas is sios is suas is sios le tòrr neart air fhàgail.
Sios fo an craobh tha tòrr caraidean aige,
‘S e dealanaich a th’ann nuair a tha e a’ ruith.
Tha leanabh beag aige agus tha e dìreach mar e fhein!
Tha an leanabh cho beag ri pìos gainmheach,
Tha e le sùilean orains cuideachd.
Spiocan mòr air a dhruim. Tha e a’ fuireach air clach nas motha na e fhèin!
Runner-Up
Lachie an leumadair by Andrew Campbell
Lachie an leumadair, leum anns a h-uile àite
a’ rèis nan caraidean, a’ snàmh gu tìr
Faighinn iasg airson an leanabh aige ith.
Seachnadh daonachd dona
is toil leis snàmh ri taobh bataichean aiseag,
cha toil le leumadairean iasgairean
a’ goid agus gam marbhadh. A’ leum cho luath sa s’urrainn dha
gu an taigh aige ann am Melbourne.
Le craiceann gorm agus geal, cho rèidh.
Tha Lachie cho luath ri itealan
Agus cho còir ri do charaid as fhèarr.
Runner-Up
Brodie by Katie MacInnes
Brodie bòidheach an cù agam
Riomhach agus le tòrr neart aige
Og agus cho luath ri dealanach
Dubh agus geal mar siobra! Cho
Iongantach ri leabhar agus
Eirmseach!