Fluent Fiction - Irish: Love and Melody Under Moonlit Cliffs: A Tale of Friendship
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Bhí sé oíche fuar samhraidh ag na hAillte Mhothar.
En: It was a cold summer night at the Cliffs of Moher.

Ga: Bhí an teas aeir lán le ceol traidisiúnta.
En: The air was thick with traditional music.

Ga: Shúil Cillian isteach go dtí an teach tábhairne áitiúil.
En: Cillian walked into the local pub.

Ga: Bhí an áit lán le daoine ag éisteacht agus ag canadh.
En: The place was filled with people listening and singing.

Ga: In aice leis an doras, chonaic Cillian cailín álainn.
En: Next to the door, Cillian saw a beautiful girl.

Ga: Aoife ab ainm di.
En: Her name was Aoife.

Ga: Bhí gruaig rua uirthi agus bhí sí ag gáire leis na ceoltóirí.
En: She had red hair and was laughing with the musicians.

Ga: Bhraith Cillian rud aisteach ina chroí.
En: Cillian felt something strange in his heart.

Ga: Thug sé misneach dó féin agus d’imigh sé chuici.
En: He mustered up his courage and approached her.

Ga: "Díograiseach mar cheol!
En: "Enthusiastic about the music!"

Ga: " arsa Cillian léi.
En: said Cillian to her.

Ga: D'fhéach Aoife air agus chas sí an gáire móra.
En: Aoife looked at him and gave a big laugh.

Ga: "Tá, tá mé ag baint an-taitneamh as," arsa sí.
En: "Yes, I'm really enjoying it," she said.

Ga: Thosaigh an bheirt ag caint.
En: The two started talking.

Ga: Bhí siad ag caint ar feadh tamaill nuair a tháinig triúr isteach.
En: They talked for a while when three people came in.

Ga: Bhí bean eile leo.
En: They had another woman with them.

Ga: Niamh ab ainm di.
En: Her name was Niamh.

Ga: D'aithin Aoife í láithreach agus d'iarr ar Cillian buíochas a ghabháil léi as cúram an ghrúpa a dhéanamh.
En: Aoife recognized her immediately and asked Cillian to thank her for looking after the group.

Ga: Chuaigh Aoife thar champais le h-Aoife agus Niamh.
En: Aoife went over to campus with Aoife and Niamh.

Ga: Bhí an ceol fillte isteach orthu, amhail is go raibh siad ar scamall draíochta.
En: The music enveloped them, as if they were on a magical cloud.

Ga: D'éisteadar le amhráin sean-nóis.
En: They listened to traditional songs.

Ga: Bhí an fíorchairdeas ag fás.
En: True friendship was growing.

Ga: Go tobann, d'iarr an ceoltóir ar Aoife amhrán a rá.
En: Suddenly, the musician asked Aoife to sing a song.

Ga: Bhí Aoife bródach, ach néarógach.
En: Aoife was proud but nervous.

Ga: Thóg sí an micreafón agus thosaigh ag canadh amhrán álainn faoin bhfarraige.
En: She took the microphone and began singing a beautiful song about the sea.

Ga: Chuir a glóran gach éinne ciúin.
En: Her voice made everyone quiet.

Ga: Agus Aoife ag canadh, rinne Cillian súil isteach lena súile.
En: As Aoife sang, Cillian looked into her eyes.

Ga: D'fhéach Cillian ar an réalta ina croí.
En: Cillian saw the star in her heart.

Ga: Bhí rud ar leith idir Aoife agus éirí a shúile.
En: There was something special between Aoife and the rise of her eyes.

Ga: Bhreathnaigh gach éinne orthu, chuir an t-amhrán aoibhneas ar a gcroí.
En: Everyone watched them, and the song brought joy to their hearts.

Ga: Tar éis an amhráin, bhuail Aoife agus Cillian beirt.
En: After the song, Aoife and Cillian embraced.

Ga: Bhí a fhios acu anois go raibh a gcuid féin de scéal.
En: They knew now that they had their own story.

Ga: Bhí siad compordach lena chéile.
En: They were comfortable with each other.

Ga: Ag deireadh na hoíche, stad an ceol.
En: At the end of the night, the music stopped.

Ga: Chas na soilse go bhfuil na sruthmharc.
En: The lights dimmed to a soft glow.

Ga: Scríob Cillian scuab Aoife sa láimh.
En: Cillian gently took Aoife's hand.

Ga: "Ba mhaith liom go mbeadh an oíche seo gan deireadh," ar sé go grásta.
En: "I wish this night would never end," he said tenderly.

Ga: Thug Aoife buíochas leis.
En: Aoife thanked him.

Ga: "Ní dhéanfaidh mé dearmad ort riamh.
En: "I will never forget you.

Ga: Táimid feicthe ag a chéile áit nach bhfuil am nó spás," ar sí.
En: We have seen each other in a place beyond time and space," she said.

Ga: Ag súil lena chéile, chuaigh siad abhaile.
En: Looking at each other, they went home.

Ga: Bhí scéal nua dúinn faoi scáth na nAille Mhothar nascadh sa ceol traidisiúnta is dáiríre.
En: A new story was woven in the shadows of the Cliffs of Moher, bound by the truest traditional music.

Ga: Agus bhraith siad an nasc sin dá gcroí.
En: And they felt that connection in their hearts.

Ga: Agus sin é, an scéal faoi chruinniú seans idir cairde nua agus grá ag na hAillte Mhothar.
En: And that is the story of a chance meeting between new friends and love at the Cliffs of Moher.

Ga: Go maire siad go deo leis na cuimhní seo.
En: May they live forever with these memories.

Ga: Go raibh sé seo tús scéalta eile, lán le ceol agus cairdeas.
En: May this be the beginning of more stories, filled with music and friendship.


Vocabulary Words:

• summer: samhraidh
• thick: lán
• approached: d’imigh
• courage: misneach
• enthusiastic: díograiseach
• laugh: gáire
• nervous: néarógach
• microphone: micreafón
• songs: amhráin
• magic: draíochta
• strange: aisteach
• friendship: cairdeas
• quiet: ciúin
• beauty: álainn
• thankfulness: buíochas
• proud: bródach
• eyes: súile
• soft glow: na sruthmharc
• embrace: buail
• forget: déanfaidh dearmad
• place: áit
• space: spás
• beyond: thar
• weave: nascadh
• watch: bhreathnaigh
• cloud: scamall
• red hair: gruaig rua
• star: réalta
• traditional: traidisiúnta
• chance meeting: cruinniú seans