SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 340 Title : Paes eggs Author(s): Christine De Luca Copyright holder(s): Christine De Luca Text I dy harned haand du held ta da licht een o da eggs at du wid gie her morroless lik dee; shaa'd her hits less dan perfect shape da ruckly wye da shall wis med dat day at du kent whin shö cam hit wis da hidmost time du'd feel da lichtness at shö browt. Aa da sam fur aa da fash o life, da lettin go da lettin doon: hit hed ta geng ee wye or tidder. Da twa ends owre far apairt ta hadd tagidder dat day at du pressed mair is da half dizzen inta her haands; paes egg apö paes egg. 'Tak care noo. Tak twartree mair fur da bairns.' ___ paes eggs: easter eggs; i: in; dy: your; harned: hardened; du: you (familiar); een o: one of; wid: would; gie; give; morroless: not matching, as of a pair; dee: you (familiar); shaa'd: showed; hits: its; dan: than; ruckly: uneven; wye: way; wis: was; med: made; dat, at: that; kent: knew; whin: when; shö: she; cam: came; hidmost: last; browt: brought; aa da sam: all the same; fash: bother, trouble; geng: go; ee wye or tidder: one way or the other; twa: two; owre: too; hadd: hold; tagidder: together; mair is: more than; dizzen: dozen; apö: upon; noo: now; twartree: a few; mair: more; bairns: children This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Males: Females: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 1997 Word count: 223 General description: from collection of poems Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Shetland Library Publication year: 2002 Place of publication: Shetland ISBN/ISSN: 0-904562-70-0 Edition: 1st Part of a longer series of texts: Name of series: Plain Song Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 120 Forenames: Christine Surname: De Luca Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Head of Assessment, Research and Development Place of birth: Bressay Region of birth: Shetland Birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Edinburgh Region of residence: Edinburgh Residence CSD dialect area: Edb Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Headmaster Father's place of birth: Vidlin Father's region of birth: Shetland Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Primary Teacher Mother's place of birth: Cunningsburgh Mother's region of birth: Shetland Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: All Language: Scots Speak: No Read: Yes Write: No Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work, read Scots literature