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

Titim na hoíche sa dorchadas fadó.

Nightfall in the darkness long ago..

Bhfuil fhios agat anois i gcloch sholas?

Do you know now in the light stone?

Teach ar bith i mí Faol ná White Washer.

Any house in the month of July is not whitewashed.

Bhíodh na loingreacha gorma ag seinnt thríd.

The blue ships used to play through it.

Sea

Yes.

Ach nach nach bhfuil sé suimiúil abair glo mar a deir siad sea déarfá an ndéarfá faoi phlúr go raibh sé geal mar shampla.

But isn't it interesting to say "glo" as they say, yes you would say, would you say about flour that it was bright, for example...

Ó sea.

Oh yes..

Plúr geal.

Bright flour.

Tógáil

Construction.

Agus deireann siad sneachta geal.

And they say bright snow..

Sneachta geal bhí an talamh geal le sneachta.

Bright snow, the ground was bright with snow.

Agus an té a d'osclódh a bhéal, d'fhéadfadh fiacla geala a bheith ann.

And the one who would open his mouth, there could be bright teeth there..

Fiacla geala agus daoine geala.

White teeth and white people..

Agus chuala mé.

And I heard...

Geall atá muid ach bán mar sin de bharr níl muid fíorgheal.

A promise is all we are, just pale because we are not truly bright/white.