Hi All,

I'm hoping the forum can help me translate this blessing from English into Irish Gaelic (and correct any of the verbiage as well). Thanks in advance for your help!

May the Road Rise to Meet You,
May the Wind Always be at Your Back,
May the Sun Shine Warm on Your Face,
May the Rain Fall Soft on Your Fields,
And May the Roads Always Lead You Home.

First of all you might like to know that in the first line, the road does not rise.

Go n-éirí an bóthar leat
Go raibh cóir na gaoithe i gcónaí leat.
Go dtaitní an ghrian go bog bláth ar do chlár éadain,
Go dtite an bháisteach go bog mín ar do ghoirt
Agus go gcasfar le chéile sinn arís,
Go gcoinní Dia i mbois A láimhe thú.
(the last two lines mean - And until we meet again, That God keep you in the palm of His hand)

and once again this is in the wrong forum - this is in Irish Gaelic not Gàidhlig

And once again, sorted!

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Go raibh maith agat a chara

Here's another version and I'd be glad of an opinion on it - is it in another dialect?

Go n-éirí an bóthar leat
Go raibh an ghaoth go brách ag do chúl
Go lonraí an ghrian go te ar d'aghaidh
Go dtite an bháisteach go mín ar do pháirceanna
Agus go mbualimid le chéile arís
Go gcoinní Dia i mbos A láimhe thú.

In the first line, the verb éirigh that you see there means to succeed as it is followed by the preposition le - without it, this verb does indeed mean to rise and it can also mean to become, according to the context. The equivalent in English would be - Fare thee well or as we say in French - Bonne route.

I can't say for certain, but other than the first line, this looks like it might have been back-translated from English.

Redwolf

I'm confused...did the poster originally ask for Scottish Gaelic? It says "Irish Gaelic" in the head post.

Redwolf

Yes I was thinking that it might that have been that as well - that it had been translated back into Irish from the English. I see that éirigh le also means to manage to do something - which is another way of saying - succeeding in doing it, I suppose.

I can see why you are confused. It was originally posted in the Scottish forum, but the request was for Irish so I moved it. It has now found its correct home. Franc's comment was before the move. They do say that moving is one of the most stressful things you will ever do!

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In Irish, moving and translating are one and the same thing - didn't you know that?

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