Irish Translation

hallelujah

Hey,

Are any of you any good at Irish-English translation? I have a poem I need to
translate.

MODS: Please feel free to move this to a more appropriate location.

Thanks,
Jeff


NÍ CEADMHACH NEAMHSHUIM
Níl cuil, níl leamhan, níl beach,
Dar chruthaigh Dia, níl fear,
Nach dualgas dúinn a leas,
Níl bean; ní ceadmhach neamhshuim
A dhéanamh dá n-imní;
Níl gealt i ngleann na ngealt,
Nár chuí dhúinn suí lena ais,
Á thionlacan an fhaid
A iompraíonn thar ár gceann,
Ár dtinneas-ne ’na mheabhair.

Níl áit, níl sruth, níl sceach,
Dá iargúlta iad, níl leac,
Bídís thuaidh, thoir, thiar nó theas,
Nár cheart dúinn machnamh ar a suíomh,
Le gean is le báidhíocht;
Dá fhaid uainn Afraic Theas,
Dá airde í gealach,
Is cuid dínn iad ó cheart:
Níl áit ar fuaid na cruinne
Nach ann a saolaíodh sinne.

IamtheWalrus

It's too difficult for us!

An gal gréine

Iarla Ó Lionáird sings this song of the great poet, Seán Ó Ríordáin.
He's bound to have a translation on the C.D.

pog it

Gleann na ngealt

I've seen that referred to before- I think it is the name of an actual place but it gets its name from a legend which told that people suffering madness, dementia, etc. would instinctively find their way to Gleann na nGealt and where they would be cured of their mental illness.


It is a tricky translation and it's better not to give you a translation at all than a crap translation!

pog it

Níl gealt i ngleann na ngealt,
Nár chuí dhúinn suí lena ais,
Á thionlacan an fhaid
A iompraíonn thar ár gceann,
Ár dtinneas-ne ’na mheabhair.


There is not a mad man
Where the mad congregate
Beside whom we should not sit
And keep society as long
As he carries on our behalf
Our sickness in his mind


*Was only able to find transl. for those few lines and it was here

Also for the title loads of translations turn up, all meaning the same of course:
do not tolerate apathy
indifference is not permissable
indifference is not acceptable

(nice poem, thanks for posting by the way)

hallelujah

pog it wrote: »

Níl gealt i ngleann na ngealt,
Nár chuí dhúinn suí lena ais,
Á thionlacan an fhaid
A iompraíonn thar ár gceann,
Ár dtinneas-ne ’na mheabhair.


There is not a mad man
Where the mad congregate
Beside whom we should not sit
And keep society as long
As he carries on our behalf
Our sickness in his mind


*Was only able to find transl. for those few lines and it was here

Also for the title loads of translations turn up, all meaning the same of course:
do not tolerate apathy
indifference is not permissable
indifference is not acceptable

(nice poem, thanks for posting by the way)

Hey, thanks for that. Good work.

Ceilteach

NÍ CEADMHACH NEAMHSHUIM Indifference is not to be allowed
Níl cuil, níl leamhan, níl beach, There's not a fly, a moth a bee
Dar chruthaigh Dia, níl fear, That God created, not a man
Nach dualgas dúinn a leas, we are not obliged to help
Níl bean; ní ceadmhach neamhshuim There's not a woman, Indifference to their anxiety is
A dhéanamh dá n-imní; not allowed
Níl gealt i ngleann na ngealt, There is not a mad man,
Nár chuí dhúinn suí lena ais, Beside whom we should not sit
Á thionlacan an fhaid And keep society as long
A iompraíonn thar ár gceann, As he carries on our behalf
Ár dtinneas-ne ’na mheabhair. Our sickness in his mind

Níl áit, níl sruth, níl sceach, There's no place, no stream, no bush
Dá iargúlta iad, níl leac, regardless of remoreness, no stone
Bídís thuaidh, thoir, thiar nó theas, Let them be north, East, west or South
Nár cheart dúinn machnamh ar a suíomh, That we should not contemplate their situation
Le gean is le báidhíocht; With fondness and sympathy
Dá fhaid uainn Afraic Theas, As far as South Africa is
Dá airde í gealach, As high as the moon is
Is cuid dínn iad ó cheart: They are all rightly part of us
Níl áit ar fuaid na cruinne There is no oplace on Earth
Nach ann a saolaíodh sinne. Where we haven't been born


Basically regardles of our place of birth or problems, we should care about each other as we're all human. We are obliged to give a damn basically. Inaction is not an option. Interesting that he mentions South Africa, possibly an exhortation not to tolerate apartheid.

Apologies for typing, not my strong point and i swiped pog it's translation of middle verses as it was grand