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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?
"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 -
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?
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?
'Sea, agus cén sort teanga é?
Yes, and what kind of language is it?
Má chreideann tú mé.
If you believe me.
Agus bhí sé fíor,
And it was true,
Agus dúirt me liom féin nach raibh aon fhírinne ansin,
And I said to myself there was no truth in that,
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.
Bhoil, is dóigh go raibh go leor cúiseanna leis,
Well, I suppose there were many reasons,