Irish Class, July 26, 2010

Rang Gaeilge, 26 lá Mí na Iúil

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Go Maolaí Air “May he back off”
pt. 6
Scríofa ag Wes Koster

1. Domhain isteach sa gcnoc chuaigh an lóchrainnín, a dearg ag dul i gcomhar le slua dathanna neamhshaolta eile. Ba bogha
   báistí faoin talamh; domhan uaidh féin é, agus an ghág sin, doras isteach ann. Chonaic mé ar gach cineál crutha agus solais ag eitilt
   is ag scinneadh thart i saghas uisceadán faoi thalamh, chuile acu as m’aithne.
   Bhí siad beo go deimhin. B’fhéidir go raibh siad cliste chomh maith. Bhí, Tá mé cinnte faoi.

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   domhain	deep	f2
   Domhain isteach sa gcnoc chuaigh an lóchrainnín	The little lantern went deep into the hill.
   comhar	cooperation, partnership, working together
   téigh i gcomhar le	join with
   slua	crowd, army, host
   neamhshaolta	unworldly, ethereal, otherworldly
   a dearg ag dul i gcomhar le slua dathanna neamhshaolta eile	her red joining with a crowd of other unearthly colors.
   bogha	bow, ring, circle
   bogha báistí, tuar ceatha	rainbow
   talamh	earth, ground, land	faoi thalamh “under the earth”
   domhan	world
   uaidh	from it	← ó /wai/
   gág	crack, crevice	f2 an ghág sin “that crack”
   bí ó féin	be in (and of) itself
   Feic … ar	look at, behold
   cineál	sort, kind, form
   gach cineál; saghas	every sort; kind of	+ gen
   cruth	shape, appearance	pl crutha
   cruthaigh	form, shape	v vn cruthú
   eitil	flight, flutter, fly	vn eitilt
   scinn	start, spring, dart	vscinneadh thart flitting around
   uisceadán	aquarium
   chuile	all [?]	← gach uile [?]
   acu	of them, at them	← ag
   as m’aithne	out of my recognition
   Bhí siad beo go deimhin	They were certainly alive
   cliste	clever, intelligent
   chomh	as, so
   B’fhéidir go raibh siad cliste chomh maith.	Perhaps they were intelligent as well.

2. Mar a stán mé isteach inti, thosaigh mé cogair a mhothú; glórtha ag canadh le chéile i gcogair,
   go díreach ciúin go leor le nach raibh mé in ann fáil amach céard a raibh siad ag rá, ar dtús.
   Ag dhíriú m’aire uilig air, agus mo dhá shúile greamaithe ar an lonracht damhsa, chuir mé cluas ghéar
   orm féin na focail a fháil amach. Agus ansin bhí me leo, “.. do mhian,.. do mhian,..” a bhí siad ag rá,
   “do mhian.”

   stán	stare	vn stánadh
   inti	in it	← i 3rd pers sing fem
   tosaigh	begin
   cogar	whisper, secret, talk	pl cogair
   mothaigh	feel, sense, hear, perceive
   glór	voice	pl glórtha
   can	sing, chant	vn canadh
   ciúin	calm, still
   go díreach ciúin	quiet enough
   faigh	get	vn fáil
   fáil amach	find out, make out, ascertain, “tell”
   céard	what
   tús	start, origin, precedence	ar dtús “at first”
   dírigh	straighten, aim, direct, point
   uilig	all	/lug/
   aire	care, attention
   dírigh d’aire uilig ar	direct you full attention to
   Ag dhíriú m’aire uilig air	Directing my entire attention at it
   súil	eye	f2 gs,npl súile
   greamaigh	fix, glue	va greamaithe
   lonraigh	shine, illumine, sparkle
   lonracht damhsa	dancing luminescence
   cluas	ear	f2
   géar	sharp
   chuir mé cluas ghéar orm féin	I strained to hear	“I put on my sharp/pointed ears”
   leo	with them	← le
   bí leis	to “get it”
   Agus ansin bhí me leo	An then I was with them [the words]
   mian	wish
   abair	say	vn rá

3. Níor thug mé an nóiméad díreach faoi dheara, ach nuair a bhí mé in ann mo chloigeann
   a chur in eagar aríst eile. Bhí an t-amharc imithe ón ngág idir na cloiche romham,
   agus caitheadh mo scáthsa féin orthu anois. Bhánaigh an lá leis an ngrian ar bhun na spéire,
   thar mo ghualainn, agus thosaigh mé ag creathnú roimh an maidin tais fhuar.

   tabhairt faol deara
   nóiméad díreach	exact moment
   in ann	able to
   cloigeann	skull, head
   eagar	arrangement, order, state	m1
   aríst eile	once again
   amharc	sight, look, view
   imithe	gone, departed
   ón	from
   romham	before me, in front of me
   caitheadh	spent, thrown, worn out, cast
   scáth	shadow
   orthu	on them	← ar
   bánaigh	whiten, clear out
   bhánaigh an lá	the day dawned
   ar bhun na spéire	on the horizon	“on the base of the sky”
   bun	base, bottom
   thar	over
   guallainn	shoulder
   tosaigh	begin, start
   creatnaigh	tremble, quake, flinch, shiver	vn creathnú
   roimh	before
   tais	damp, moist, humid, soft
   fuar	cold
   an maidin tais fhuar	the damp cold morning	maidin is fem., so fuar is lenited. However tais begins with a t following an s (dentals), so the lenition is cancelled.

4. Uraíodh mo scáth féin ag ceann eile go tobann. Mo dheartháir ina sheasamh
   i mo dhiaidh a bhí ann, agus chúb mé siar ón gcinniúint ag teacht orm. Thug sé smitín
   i gcúl an chloiginn dom, agus ag magadh, “Céard atá ar siúil agat amuigh ‘nseo chomh moch,
   a bhanbh beag dearg?!”

   úraigh	freshen, scour
   uraigh	eclipse	past aut uraíodh “was eclipsed”
   scáth	shadow
   ceann eile	another one
   tobann	sudden, hasty
   seas	stand
   i mo dhiaidh	behind me
   Mo dheartháir ina sheasamh i mo dhiaidh a bhí ann	It was my brother who was standing there behind me
   cúb	bend, cower, shrink	dheartháir /γa:ər/
   siar	west, back
   cúb siar ó rud	to cringe (away) from something
   cinniúint	fate, destiny, the inevitable
   smitin	cuff, sharp blow, rap, tap, whack	m4
   cúl	reserve, support
   i gcúl	in reverse, on the back
   cloigeann	skull, head	g here
   magadh	mockery, mocking
   Céard atá	whatis
   siúl	walk, movement	m1
   siúil	walk	v
   ar siúil	going on, happening
   chomh	as, so
   early
   banbh	piglet	m1

5. Bhrúigh mé thairis d’aonturas, agus ar ais isteach sa teach. Bhí cúram agam a chomhlíonadh.
   Dheonódh an solaisín mo mhian dom. B’in an chiall. Choinnigh m’athair pionsail is páipéar an chuntas
   míosúil a dhéanamh. Ní raibh uaim ach píosa beag bídeach do mo chríoch. Bhí Máthair dár múineadh scríofa,
   agus bhí mo mhuinín go raibh an oiread eolais agam teachtaireacht a sheoladh don lóchrainnín agus
   dá cairde. Streachail mé na litreachaí a chruthú go soléite, ach bhí rún daingean agam.
   “Go.. maolaí..air,” a scríobh mé. B’fhéidir go mbeadh siad in ann an fhadhb a réiteach,
   gurb í mo dheartháir.

   brúigh	press, shove, push
   thairis	across him, over him, past him	←thar
   brúig thar	push past
   d’aonturas	intentionally, on purpose	d’aon turas “of one purpose”
   ar ais	back, again
   cúram	responsibility, care, task, purpose
   comhlion	fulfil, perform, complete, accomplish
   comhlíonadh	fulfilment
   deonaigh	grant	cond. here
   B’in	That was	← Ba sin
   ciall	sense, sanity, perception
   B’in an chiall.	That was the meaning
   coinnigh	keep, maintain, store
   cuntas	count, account
   míosúil	monthly
   cuntas míosúil	bills	“monthly reckoning”
   tá ó X	X needs
   Ní … ach	only
   Ní raibh uaim ach	I only needed	uaim /wem/
   bídeach	tiny
   críoch	limit, boundary, end
   do mo chríoch	for my purpose
   dár	to us	“for our”
   rún daingean a bheith agat
   múin	teach, instruct	vn múineadh
   muinin	trust, confidence
   oiread	quantity, amount
   an oiread X	that much X	+ gen
   eolas	knowledge	g eolais
   teachtaireacht	message
   bhí muinín agam go…	I was confident that
   seol	send	vn seoladh
   dá	to her	do/de + a “for her”
   streachail	pull, strive, struggle
   litreach	letter [ABC]	[fada on plural?]
   cruthaigh	form, create
   soléite	legible	go soléite “legibly”
   rún	mystery, secret, intention
   daingean	stronghold, fort
   rún daingean	strong intent
   rún daingean a bheith agat	be bound and determined
   fadhb a réiteach	solve a problem
   gurb é, gurb í …	, that was …	Joining 2 noun expressions
   B’fhéidir go mbeadh siad in ann an fhadhb a réiteach, gurb í mo dheartháir	Perhaps they would be able to solve the problem that my brother was.	fadhb /faib/ “problem” is fem., hence í

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