Fluent Fiction - Irish:
Finding Freedom: A Journey Through Storm to Inner Peace Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Ga: Bhí lá geal ann, cé go raibh scamaill dorcha ag teacht ón iarthar.
En: It was a bright day, although dark clouds were coming from the west.
Ga: Bhí Aisling ag siúl amuigh cois na hAille Mhóire.
En: Aisling was walking outside near the Aille Mhóire.
Ga: Bhí sí lán de mhianta agus spreagadh inti chun áilleacht na háite a chloisteáil agus a fheiceáil.
En: She was full of desires and inspiration to hear and see the beauty of the place.
Ga: Bhí lá na Féile Pádraig ann, agus bhí sí dúthrachtach ina hiarrachtaí scríbhneoireachta.
En: It was Lá na Féile Pádraig, and she was diligent in her writing efforts.
Ga: Bhí an ghaoth ag séideadh go tréan, agus d'inis sí léi féin go ndéanfadh sí neamhaird ar an aimsir.
En: The wind was blowing strongly, and she told herself she would ignore the weather.
Ga: Bhí sé de mhian aici dul níos gaire don imeall chun an radharc is fearr a fháil.
En: She wished to get closer to the edge to get the best view.
Ga: Bhí an fharraige ag bualadh go dian ar na carraigeacha thíos.
En: The sea was crashing fiercely on the rocks below.
Ga: Thaitin an t-amhrán amuigh ar an aonrú sin léi.
En: She enjoyed the solitary song out there.
Ga: Go tobann, d'éirigh an spéir liath agus thosaigh an stoirm.
En: Suddenly, the sky turned gray and the storm began.
Ga: Bhí an ghaoth ag scuabadh uirthi go fíochmhar agus bhí sí in ann braonta báistí fuar a mhothú ar a craiceann.
En: The wind was sweeping fiercely at her, and she could feel cold raindrops on her skin.
Ga: Bhí Aisling druidte, agus bhí eagla uirthi.
En: Aisling was cornered and afraid.
Ga: Ach i gcroílár a heagla, mhothaigh sí an fhírinne faoina mian: ní raibh sí anseo chun éalú, ach chun filleadh ar a croí.
En: But in the heart of her fear, she realized the truth of her desire: she was not there to escape, but to return to her heart.
Ga: D'imigh sí go cúramach ar ais ón imeall agus fuair sí scáth i scoilt bheag sa charraig.
En: She carefully moved back from the edge and found shelter in a small crevice in the rock.
Ga: D'fhéach sí ar an atmaisféar timpeall uirthi, na scamaill ag rince etní na toinneacha ag caoineadh.
En: She looked at the atmosphere around her, the clouds dancing and the waves weeping.
Ga: Rug sí ar a leabhar nótaí agus thosaigh sí ag scríobh, focail ag titim óna pen mar bháisteach.
En: She grabbed her notebook and started writing, words falling from her pen like rain.
Ga: Bhí an stoirm ag dul i laige de réir a chéile.
En: The storm gradually weakened.
Ga: Chaith Aisling cúpla uair an chloig ansin, ag scríobh gan stad.
En: Aisling spent a few hours there, writing non-stop.
Ga: Bhí a croí ar doirteadh ar na leathanaigh bán.
En: Her heart poured onto the blank pages.
Ga: Bhraith sí láidir agus saor, nach raibh a leithéid riamh roimhe sin.
En: She felt strong and free, something she had never experienced before.
Ga: Nuair a chuaigh an stoirm thar bráid, bhí an spéir soiléir agus an ghrian ag teacht in íochtar.
En: When the storm passed, the sky was clear, and the sun was descending.
Ga: Sheas Aisling suas, ag sracadh amach ar an saol thíos.
En: Aisling stood up, gazing out at the world below.
Ga: Bhí só lasmuigh mar an gcéanna a bhí sí ag mothú laistigh.
En: There was an outer peace matching what she felt inside.
Ga: Chuaigh sí ar ais go cúramach i dtreo an bhóthair agus óna raibh sí in ann féachaint siar ar an áit a raibh sí ceangailte le hersean féin nua: cailín láidir, misniúil a fhoghlaimíonn conas bhraith le gach casadh saoil, afra, o rialú, agus splendid, aire ar a cuid scríbhneoireachta agus saol araon.
En: She carefully made her way back toward the road from where she could look back at the place where she was connected with her new self: a strong, courageous girl learning how to feel with every turn of life, afr aid of control, and splendid, attentive to both her writing and life.
Vocabulary Words:
- desires: mianta
- inspiration: spreagadh
- diligent: dúthrachtach
- efforts: iarrachtaí
- solitary: aonrú
- fiercely: fíochmhar
- cornered: druidte
- crevice: scoilt
- sweeping: scuabadh
- weeping: caitheamh
- gradually: de réir a chéile
- weakened: dul i laige
- gazing: ag sracadh
- outer: lasmuigh
- peace: síocháin
- attentive: aireach
- control: rialú
- splendid: splendid
- turn: casadh
- afraid: eagla
- notebook: leabhar nótaí
- truth: fhírinne
- connected: ceangailte
- courageous: misniúil
- carefully: cúramach
- shelter: scáth
- storm: stoirm
- edge: imeall
- descended: ag teacht in íochtar
- blank: bán