Fite Fuaite ina Chéile

Publication Instance Details #3174

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	HR & Environment HR & Natural Disasters
Irish Context	Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	Pé ní a bhaineann don gcruinne imeoidh ar an duine leis mar aon is ea sinn - Chief Seattle, 1854
Notes	This poem describes the events and aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 (also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami) which left approximately 227,898 people dead. The speaker of the poem describes the events as being the fault of some malevolent, watery force that wreaks havoc upon the people of the area. The Banda Aceh province of Indonesia was the hardest hit area, with over 130,000 deaths alone. The speaker underlines the 'connectedness' of everything, claiming that she could feel the saltiness in the air in Ireland, as the sea writhes from Tralee to the Indian Ocean. The people who have lost everything, however, are not angry at the sea, claiming that they still love her, despite her taking of their livelihoods and homes. The speaker also implies that the 'Creator' - God - let this event happen by staying quiet in the face of the tsunami.