About “Hallaig”
Hallaig is the most recognized poem of Sorley MacLean, a significant Scottish poet of the 20th century. The poem was originally written in Scottish Gaelic, the language of the island of Raasay, where MacLean was born. After its creation, MacLean gained recognition in the English-speaking world. The poem has been translated into both English and Lowland Scots. A 2002 translation was done by Seamus Heaney, an Irish poet who won the Nobel Prize. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.