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Go háithrid muintir, 'bhfuil fhios 'ad, muintir a bíonns ag plé le feliméaracht nó le caoirigh nó le gabhair go háithrid,
Especially people, you know, people who deal with farming or with sheep or with goats especially,
Is ea, bíonn siad ag feadaíl le chéile le haghaidh rud ar bith a rá le chéile,
Indeed, they whistle to each other to say anything to each other,
Ag feadaíl? Is ea?
Whistling? Indeed?
Is ea, is í an Spáinnis, ach in áit a bheith á labhairt, bíonn daoine á fheadaíl.
Yes, it is Spanish, but instead of speaking it, people whistle it.
'Sea, agus cén sort teanga é?
Yes, and what kind of language is it?
Má chreideann tú mé.
If you believe me.
Teanga na feadaíola,
The whistling language,
Agus chuaigh mé ag foghlaim na teanga seo,
And I went learning this language,
Agus bhí sé fíor,
And it was true,
Agus tháinig mé anall anseo,
And I came over here,
Agus dúirt me liom féin nach raibh aon fhírinne ansin,
And I said to myself there was no truth in that,
Labhraíonn na daoine le chéile ag feadaíl,
People speak to each other by whistling,
Tá sé seo fiche agus a cuig bliain ó shin,
This is twenty-five years ago,
Bíonn na daoine a labhairt le chéile, agus sin é chuala mé,
People speak to each other, and that's what I heard,
ceann amháin acu...chuala mé go raibh cineál teanga abhus anseo.
one of them...I heard there was a kind of language over here.