Sean Mac an Bheatha
193 translations · A1 level
bhuel dhéanfadh sí brochach é
well it would make it speckled
ach ghoilfeadh sí ar an dubh
but it would fade the black
ní raibh an ghriain ag goileadh ar an dath
the sun wasn't fading the colour
den linen agus ní ní shílfeá nach úr a bhí sí.
of linen and you wouldn't think it's wasn't new.
chomh tapaigh leis an dubh.
as fast as the black.
an ghriain is mó ar chor ar bith, ní ghoillfeadh sé an glas sin
the greatest sun at all, it wouldn't damage that green
ní ghoilleadh an ghriain is..
the sun wouldn't damage...
an chéad journey go Bealach an Doirín i ndiaidh a phostaí.
the first journey to Ballaghaderreen after his wedding.
sin é an cóta bhí mé ag caitheamh i mBealach an Doirín an lá a tháinig t-athair, beannacht Dé lena anam, isteach
that was teh coat I was wearing in Ballaghaderreen the day your father, God bless his soul, came in
an cóta a rinne m'athair is mo mháthair dhom
the coat my father and my mother made for me
Chuaigh mise síos go Cluain Mór
I went down to Cloonmore
agus bhí m'athair ina fíodóir, rinne sé an éadach. Insa teach seo? Insa teach seo!
and my father who was a weaver, he made the cloth. In this house? In this house!
chuir sí dath ar an olann, dath dubh
she dyed the wool, black colour