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KULTJIRLAANDSKAEP                   fae da Norskie

Bakksook fae da towin ys

draas me inatil a dael-dept, aen infillt

wie jalloo an wie quhyt strips stød up agenst

flat-lyin rigs an kloods, I fiel me

hojiestit sam as ati'da baer-wid kirk,

trowie-kaerds an laerch gie klieir signil

fir Chooly's grien owirgrowin, da tar-makk

swaetin graevil, quhyt-kloavir kriepin, Gød's

no t'bie fun ati'da unreddit, I sie

da tym-kiepir's hut ringt bie a lyghtit skie-trakk

faerimhoosis niebin jalloo ati'da trush-sang

diep doon ati'da aert d'ir laekie

aald sten exis shaepit laek boats

ati'da skrub bie da barn koarnirstens

'at iens bør brikkwark, hums ati'da rigs

kan hojied rokk-kaerviens

an brukkit-brunt stens, I möv wie aes,

klett-boondit, an hieir baells'at tol

owir an anundir grund,

sam as da ded kam haaltin eftir,

I hadd wie wirktools shaepit laek boats

an plummir's tengs'at kan grip haerd

in aa diemensjiens,

dim I kaa da aert-kjist's kroosiefix.

BLOO SUN                                          fae da Norskie

Klieir wintir's moarnien. A pink hap

faas owir da hill. Riek rysis hygh

up ati'da lift fae hoosis an faktrie lums.

Shøn laang shadoos faa skjoo-kwief

fae frostit waas an sliddrie staeirs.

Da lyght's kum bakk agen,

shiek bie shiek wie da mirk. Bloo sun.

Still nae draaps fae da kaejievs.

Da snaa-krump shiens athoot dark kletts,

da iksawst winna kerrie aa awa fae da striet,

da niebir poos his blinnds doon eftir tae

an da ful møn shaas a kaald shoodir.

Jit we hae vaam a'waarmt swiein inati'da aert,

a saft, damp wind tirmentin wir graavit,

an we tink'at da snaa'll run doon

inati'da staanks, burns'll pinkil trow da jaeird

an da ys apo da skaet-rink'll draa hitsel up ta makk

a dischaaskit pøl. Kumtagiddir agen wie baer tarmakk,

bieir bottil taps an girss. D’smael a'plood rigs.

Bloo sun boads nae diffir. Bit da kaald

trimmils i'da sun-lyght. Hosts, an towd-aff aert swalls.

LYGHT GJINGS ANUNDIRGRUND       fae da Norskie 

I tekst in syfirs an staarns apo da telliefoan

an troakin da buttin kaal apo da net-servir,

ootsyd d'ir lyght fae da møn, spyin staarns isna unlaek

waaknin t'tym's baerndim, samwy'is da lyght's

ati’flyght fae brunt plaanits, d’dae we send lyght

ati'kaejbils undirgrund, mie didchie-vojies is grae-chöns

anundirnieth, akst guddiks bie iddirs, I mann trust

ati'mie waejievs kriepin alaang da kjaernil

a'quhit's led ati'da aert, da aald lyght's

ay tappt bie nyghtmirk, we fostir hoop

ati'da kleritie a'staarnlyght an pojint at da hemsted

'at nae laangir iksists, da njoo lyght gjings

anundirgrund, fae ilk’aen o aa da telliefoan-boksis

I kan ring hem fir t’hieir if mie baerns

hae fievir, we liv ati'fybir, an kan oardir waaknin

t'brakkfist an pit ilka spaekkin choost da sam doon

i'wir brieks-pooch, dat aald lyght quhets

da joonievers, dat njoo lyght's gien anundirgrund.