Fluent Fiction - Irish: Samhain's Whisper: Unveiling the Ancestors' Secret at the Cliffs
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Bhí an ghaoth á séideadh go láidir thar na h-aillte ardacha, áit a raibh Orla agus Eamon ina seasamh.
En: The wind was blowing strongly over the high cliffs where Orla and Eamon stood.

Ga: Bhí an dúlra fluich agus fíochmhar, ach níor chuir sé sin stop le Orla.
En: Nature was wet and fierce, but that didn't stop Orla.

Ga: Bhí a croí lán le brí agus fonn.
En: Her heart was full of spirit and eagerness.

Ga: Bhí Samhain tagtha agus bhí sí ag iarraidh mothú fíorcheangail lena sinsear.
En: Samhain had arrived and she wanted to feel a true connection with her ancestors.

Ga: "Tá sé contúirteach, Orla," a dúirt Eamon, ag bagairt a lámh os comhair a ghlain léine báistí.
En: "It's dangerous, Orla," said Eamon, waving his hand in front of his clean raincoat.

Ga: "Tá an aimsir dona, b'fhéidir gur chóir dúinn filleadh.
En: "The weather is bad, maybe we should return."

Ga: "Bhí Orla daingean ina chinneadh.
En: Orla was steadfast in her decision.

Ga: "Caithfimid leanúint ar aghaidh, Eamon.
En: "We must continue, Eamon.

Ga: Tá rud éigin tábhachtach ag fanacht orainn anseo.
En: Something important is waiting for us here."

Ga: "Bhí an talamh fliuch agus sleamhain, ach lean na cairde ar aghaidh, ag treabhadh a mbealach i dtreo na h-aillte fhiántai.
En: The ground was wet and slippery, but the friends continued, forging their way towards the wild cliffs.

Ga: Bhí an farraige ag béicíl agus ag bualadh i gcoinne na h-aillte, agus bhí an spéir lán de scamall dorcha.
En: The sea was shouting and pounding against the cliffs, and the sky was full of dark clouds.

Ga: Nuair a shroich siad an barr, bhí an fharraige ag gleo ag a chosa agus gátar sa spéir.
En: When they reached the top, the sea roared at their feet and there was a cry in the sky.

Ga: Choinnigh Orla súil ar an radharc os a comhair, tionscadal drithle in uachtar na haerála seo.
En: Orla kept an eye on the view before her, a shimmering project in this elevated arena.

Ga: Chuir an stoirm géar orthu níos mó agus níos mó, ag séideadh brat ghaoithe agus báistí orthu.
En: The storm struck them more and more, blowing a sheet of wind and rain upon them.

Ga: D’éirigh Orla ar a glúine, ag tabhairt mionnsáid ar an talamh fliuch.
En: Orla got down on her knees, taking a vow on the wet ground.

Ga: Bhraith sí an bhrón agus an sásamh óna sinsear ag treabhadh tríd, ag mothú mar na mílte scéalta á scaoileadh sa ghaoth.
En: She felt the sorrow and satisfaction of her ancestors coursing through her, feeling like thousands of stories being released into the wind.

Ga: Bhí Eamon ag tarrtháil uirthi ar an imeall, ag mothú cumhracht an nóiméid.
En: Eamon was rescuing her at the edge, sensing the fragrance of the moment.

Ga: "Anois, tuigim, Orla," a dúirt sé go bog.
En: "Now, I understand, Orla," he said softly.

Ga: Bhí sé ag féachaint uirthi le meas nua-réitithe.
En: He was looking at her with newfound respect.

Ga: "Tá rud éigin speisialta anseo.
En: "There's something special here."

Ga: "Ar deireadh, thosaigh an stoirm ag socrú, agus rinne an ghrian iarracht dul tríd na scamaill.
En: Finally, the storm began to settle, and the sun tried to break through the clouds.

Ga: Bhí sí ag séideadh scáthanna geala ar na h-aillte.
En: It was casting bright shadows on the cliffs.

Ga: Bhí Orla agus Eamon fós in ann an fharraige a chloisteáil ag caint leo, ach anois bhí siad i mbun an chiúnais a bhí tagtha i ndiaidh na stoirme.
En: Orla and Eamon could still hear the sea talking to them, but now they were enveloped in the stillness that had arrived after the storm.

Ga: Bhí gníomhaíochtaí Samhain i ngach áit thart timpeall orthu, ach bhí síocháin sheasmhach sa seomra acu féin.
En: Samhain's activities were everywhere around them, yet there was a steadfast peace in their own space.

Ga: Bhí Orla lán de shástacht agus bhí a lán fonn á mothú ag Eamon freisin.
En: Orla was full of contentment, and Eamon was feeling a great sense of longing too.

Ga: Bhí rud éigin athraithe.
En: Something had changed.

Ga: Bhí an turas ag deireadh, ach bhí sé ag tosú i ndáiríre do bheirt a bhí ar eolas nua.
En: The journey was ending, but in truth, it was just beginning for two who were on newfound knowledge.

Ga: D'fhág Orla agus Eamon na h-aillte, a gcroí sásta, a n-anam níos meá fosaithe le fiosracht nua.
En: Orla and Eamon left the cliffs, their hearts content, their spirits more firmly rooted with newfound curiosity.

Ga: Bhí Samhain ag ceiliúradh i n-aer na h-Eireann, agus bhí an dán sciobtha ar aghaidh.
En: Samhain was celebrating in the air of Ireland, and fate whisked forward.


Vocabulary Words:

• cliffs: aillte
• eagerness: fonn
• steep: géar
• steadfast: daingean
• slippery: sleamhain
• forging: treabhadh
• pounding: bualadh
• vow: mionnsáid
• sorrow: brón
• rescuing: tarrtháil
• fragrance: cumhracht
• elevated: uachtar
• arena: aerála
• sheet: brat
• roared: gleo
• cry: gátar
• casting: séideadh
• shadows: scáthanna
• satisfaction: sásamh
• steadfast: sheasmhach
• contentment: sástacht
• spirit: anam
• longing: fiosracht
• fate: dán
• weather: aimsir
• ancestor: sinsear
• sea: farraige
• storm: stoirm
• settle: socrú
• ensued: tagtha