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A' gcreideann tú ina dtaibhsaí - an taibhse?

Do you believe in ghosts?

Agus an bhfuil tú in ann ruainne beag dhe a dhéanamh dhom anois anseo ar an radio?

And can you do a little bit of it for me now here on the radio?

Ach tú ag feadaíl, sa gcaoi go. . .

But whistling, so. . .

"An bhfaca tú an gabhar liath liom" nó rud, cibé fhéin é,

"Have you seen my gray goat" or something, whatever it is,

"Gabh i leith, Tomás", nó cibé ainm a bheadh air,

"Come here, Tomás", or whatever his name would be,

Bheifeá in ann feadaíl ag an bhfear, b'fheidir, ag an gcomharsa, ag rá leis -

You could whistle at the man, maybe, at the neighbor, saying to him -

Abair, gabhar níl a fhios agam cén dath, gabhar liath, abraimid,

Say, a goat I don't know what color, a gray goat, let's say,

Má chailleann tú mar shampla gabhar éicint,

If you lose, for example, some goat,

Bhoil, is ea, sin é rud. . . ceist a bhíonns ann go minic,

Well, yes, that's a thing. . . a question that often comes up,

Go díreach, tá sé tuigthe 'ad.

Exactly, you understand it.

Cén chaoi an ngabhfá dhá mhíniú sin i bhfeadaíl dhó?

How would you explain that to him by whistling?

Agus go raibh tú ag iarraidh rud éicint a rá leis faoin bocaide nó faoin ngabhar a bhí bailithe thar an gclaí, má tá claí ann,

And you wanted to say something to him about the goat that had gone over the fence, if there was a fence,

Agus gabhar nó cupla gabhar a bheith ag an té a bheadh síos an bóthar uait,

And a goat or a couple of goats were with the person down the road from you,

Agus dhá mbeadh tusa anois. . . dhá mbeadh gabhar 'adsa anois,

And if you were now. . . if you had a goat now,

Má bhíonn siad i bhfad ó chéile.

If they are far from each other.

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