Fluent Fiction - Irish:
Cliffs of Connection: Love and Art Amidst Moher's Mist Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Ga: Tá an t-aer fionnuar agus úr ar na hAillte Mhothair, an fharraige thíos ag briseadh le buile in aghaidh na gcloch.
En: The air is cool and fresh on the hAillte Mhothair (Cliffs of Moher), the sea below crashing violently against the rocks.
Ga: Is lá glórmhar samhraidh é.
En: It's a glorious summer day.
Ga: Tá Eamon ina sheasamh ann, a cheamara ina lámh aige, ag iarraidh an áilleacht a ghabháil ina chuid grianghraf.
En: Eamon stands there, camera in hand, trying to capture the beauty in his photographs.
Ga: Ach i ndáiríre, tá sé ag iarraidh ní haon gnáth-áilleacht.
En: But really, he's seeking more than ordinary beauty.
Ga: Tá sé ag lorg slánaithe.
En: He's looking for salvation.
Ga: Rópairteáil Saoirse thart ar na haille freisin.
En: Saoirse wandered around the cliffs as well.
Ga: Bhí sí ag lorg an dathanna is fearr le haghaidh a taispeántas ealaíne atá le teacht.
En: She was searching for the best colors for her upcoming art exhibition.
Ga: Gach áit a fhéach sí, chonaic sí na scáthanna is áille ag damhsa thar na farraige agus an talamh glas.
En: Everywhere she looked, she saw the most beautiful shadows dancing over the sea and the green land.
Ga: Ní raibh aithne acu ar a chéile, ach chuaigh a bhfreagraí i bhfeidhm orthu b’fhéidir ag an nóiméad sin a d'athraigh gach rud anseo.
En: They didn't know each other, but their responses perhaps influenced them at that very moment that changed everything here.
Ga: Bhí Eamon ag féachaint trí lionsa an cheamara nuair a thug sé faoi deara nach raibh Saoirse rófhada uaidh.
En: Eamon was looking through the camera lens when he noticed Saoirse was not too far away.
Ga: Bhí fadhb aici le trealamh a bhí sithe.
En: She had a problem with equipment that was faltering.
Ga: D'fhéach Eamon síos agus chonaic sé an feadóg stóir ag dul amú ag Saoirse.
En: Eamon looked down and saw the store whistle slipping away from Saoirse.
Ga: Chuaigh sé chuici, gan smaoineamh faoin mbriseadh ar a shócmhainn.
En: He went to her without thinking about the break on his own assets.
Ga: “An dteastaíonn cabhair uait?” ar sé agus aoibh bheag ina shúile.
En: “Do you need help?” he said, a small smile in his eyes.
Ga: Rinne Saoirse gáire.
En: Saoirse laughed.
Ga: “Go raibh maith agat.
En: “Thank you.
Ga: Tá an ghaoth níos láidre ná mar a shíl mé.”
En: The wind is stronger than I thought.”
Ga: Bhí an chuideachta sin mar an chéad chéim.
En: That companionship was the first step.
Ga: Agus le linn an ama, cé go raibh an ghaoth ag éirí níos láidre, bhain an bheirt acu deiseanna chun comhrá a dhéanamh agus a mbuonghrain a roinnt.
En: And during that time, even though the wind was getting stronger, they took opportunities to talk and share their muses.
Ga: Os a gcomhair, bhí Aisling, treoraí áitiúil, ar cuairt ag roinnt scéalta le grúpa turasóirí.
En: In front of them, Aisling, a local guide, was visiting, sharing stories with a group of tourists.
Ga: Bhí áthas ar gach duine a bhí ann, cé go raibh an aimsir ag éirí bagrach.
En: Everyone was happy to be there, even though the weather was becoming threatening.
Ga: Níor stop an ceo ag rolladh isteach go tobann, rud a chuir deachracht bhreise ar na grianghraif agus an ealaín.
En: The mist suddenly kept rolling in, adding extra difficulty to the photographs and art.
Ga: Tháinig stoirm leis an oíche.
En: A storm came with the night.
Ga: Bhí orthu teacht ar an foscadh is gaire.
En: They had to find the nearest shelter.
Ga: Sa sceitiminí, shroich siad bothán beag a bhí díreach ar imeall na haille.
En: In the excitement, they reached a small hut just on the edge of the cliff.
Ga: Bhí an cóta tiubh úd ag Saoirse dona feidhme.
En: Saoirse's heavy coat was not serving its purpose.
Ga: Chuaigh siad isteach agus shilfeadh na scéalta mar shléibhte nár tógadh riamh.
En: They went inside, and the stories flowed like mountains never climbed.
Ga: Bhí na scéalta aráin ag anseo i gcónaí.
En: The stories of bread were always here.
Ga: Scéalta faoi bhaile, grá, agus caillteanas.
En: Stories of home, love, and loss.
Ga: Roinn Eamon a phian, íogracht a chroí.
En: Eamon shared his pain, sensitivity of his heart.
Ga: Bhí Saoirse ag éisteacht, ag tabhairt sólás leis na focail cheart.
En: Saoirse listened, offering solace with the right words.
Ga: Bhí an comhchroí aige i gcónaí gan a fhios aige go raibh a fhios ag an solas is mó.
En: There was a shared heart always, without knowing the greatest light.
Ga: Nuair a ghlan an ceo, bhí gáire le cloisteáil as an mbothán beag.
En: When the mist cleared, laughter was to be heard from the little hut.
Ga: Bhí an deighilt éadromaithe.
En: The divide had lightened.
Ga: Bhraith Eamon an oíche a bheith rud éigin níos mó.
En: Eamon felt the night to be something more.
Ga: Ní raibh sé i bhfad go raibh a fhios aige cad a bhí le déanamh.
En: It wasn't long until he knew what to do.
Ga: “B’fhéidir... an maith leat an t-ealaíontóir a bheith liom ag an éirí gréine?”
En: “Maybe... would you like the artist to be with me at sunrise?”
Ga: D'éalaigh Saoirse aoibh mhór, suairc.
En: Saoirse gave a big, delighted smile.
Ga: “Is cinnte.
En: “Certainly.
Ga: Ba bhreá liom sin.”
En: I'd love that.”
Ga: Ba dhóigh nár tháinig néaróg ar Eamon arís.
En: It seemed that Eamon wasn't nervous again.
Ga: Mhothaigh sé ceangal níos déine, mar bhriseadh sé séime féin.
En: He felt a deeper connection, as if breaking an old seam.
Ga: Bhí an tía a bhí aige ag deireadh go dtí seo ag teacht.
En: The burden he had until now was disappearing.
Ga: Agus ansin, cosúil leis an ghrian a thosaíonn ag ardú, d’oscail Eamon a chroí don lá nua.
En: And then, just like the sun beginning to rise, Eamon opened his heart to the new day.
Vocabulary Words:
- crashing: ag briseadh le buile
- glorious: glórmhar
- seeking: ag lorg
- salvation: slánaithe
- faltering: sithe
- assets: sócmhainn
- companionship: chuideachta
- muses: buonghrain
- guide: treoraí
- threatening: bagrach
- mist: ceo
- shelter: foscadh
- excitement: sceitiminí
- hut: bothán
- sharing: roinn
- solace: sólás
- sensitivity: íogracht
- lightened: éadromaithe
- divide: deighilt
- nervous: néaróg
- seam: séime
- burden: tía
- delighted: suairc
- connection: ceangal
- heart: croí
- upcoming: le teacht
- opportunities: deiseanna
- green land: talamh glas
- shadows: scáthanna
- thick coat: cóta tiubh