Kate Robinson Sculpture Here I am, Govan

Here I am

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Here I am

Languages spoken in Govan spiralling out from the older to the younger - Old Welsh, Welsh, Early Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Norse, Old Govan, Latin, Old Scots.

Here I am

Hebrew

Here I am

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'Here I am....'
The engravings at Govan Cross represent of some of its languages from ancient languages now nearly extinct in the modern world like Norse and older forms of Welsh and Gaelic to languages which are newer to Govan such as Chinese, Urdu and Arabic. 'Here I am' is engraved in twenty seven languages that range through countries and time - an evolution of language in stone.