Turas Siar 254 - Pádraic S. Ó Murchú as an gCartúr: “An Bán ina Gheal”. Ón gclár Parlaimint Mhaigh Eo le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG.

Réamator a thugann siad air.

They call it a preamplifier.

Sea geal tarter an an focal atá ag níl a fhios agam ar ag Ó Duinnín ag Ó Domhnaill sílim atá sé geal tarter a thugann siad air.

Yes, "geal tarter" is the word that I don’t know whether it’s with Ó Duinnín or Ó Domhnaill, I think it’s "geal tarter" they call it.

Focal atá aige níl a fhios agam.

A word he has, I don't know..

Sea

Yes.

Thart air bhuel sin cineál mar deir siad fadó sin Angloton ar chaoi eile.

Something like that, well, as they say, long ago that was Angloton in another way.

Dul ar ais dul ar ais an bealach eile.

Go back, go back the other way..

Tiompaithe ar ais ag dul siar.

Turned back going backwards..

Céard céard faoin ghealach ansin abair tá an ghealach gheal is na réalta a deireann siad sna sna sa bhfilíocht, an ghealach gheal sna réalta ach cén cén dath a bhíonns ar na néalta?

What about the moon then, say, the bright moon and the stars they talk about in poetry, the bright moon in the stars but what colour are the clouds?

Rialta

Regulation.

Bán

White.

Bonn a bhíonn sna néaltaí bána.

A coin that is in the white clouds..

Bonn a bhíonn sna néalta.

A base that is in the clouds..

Ní dhéarfá gur geal a bheidís.

You wouldn’t say they were bright..

Ní bhuel ní dhéarfadh, ní dhéarfadh.

Well, he wouldn't say, he wouldn't say...

Níor níor airigh mé riamh gurb ea.

I never felt that it was so..