Bríd Mhór wrote:
Vitaee wrote:
BTW, I know this can be a tricky question when dealing with Irish translations, but what is the exact translation of Go raibh?
And does this mean that the literal translation of Go raibh maith agat is "May goodness be at you"?
I rarely use grammar terms
We use the subjunctive for praying and wishing something to happen.
Like in English you'd say: If I
were you....
were - is the subjunctive.
Yes, "may you have goodness" would be a direct translation.
Other people may be able to explain it better, or correct what I've said. As everybody knows I'm not good at grammar explanations.
I rarely used grammar terms either, which is why I had to look up what subjunctive meant.
So, in conclusion, I think I'll go with:
Go raibh sí láidir
Go raibh sí saor
Beannachtaí uirthi i gcónaí
Bíodh sé amhlaidh
I know that 3rd line should technically be
Go raibh beannachtaí uirthí i gcónaí, but do y'all think it's within the limit of poetic license to leave
Go raibh off of that line?