Hi

hope all is well

im a screenwriter and need a passage translated.

It's a tragic epic set in the world of irish mythology. If anyone would be willing, would be greatly appreciated. just the dialogue.

GOIBNIU
Who are you?
FAOLAN
I am Faolan.
Goibniu smiles knowingly
GOIBNIU
What do you want?
FAOLAN
I need the heart of Fomora.
GOIBNIU
Only the chosen can wield Claíomh Solais.
FAOLAN
Who are the chosen?
Goibniu’s smile widens a fraction. His eyes flicker to Conlaed and then back to Faolan
GOIBNIU
Blindness is a blessing.
FAOLAN
I don’t need riddles. I need the stone.
GOIBNIU
It’s not a riddle. Being chosen is a burden.
Faolan withdraws his sword
GOIBNIU
Your weapons have no effect on me, I am beyond death and you cannot get into the tomb without my permission.

GOIBNIU
"Cé thusa?"

FAOLÁN
"Is mise Faolán." (Faolán needs an accent)
Déanann Goibniu meangadh gáire go heolach.

GOIBNIU
"Cad tá uait?"

FAOLÁN
"Teastaíonn croí Fhomora uaim."

GOIBNIU
"Ní fhéadann ach na fíréin Claíomh Solais a láimhsiú."

FAOLÁN
"Cé hiad na fíréin?"
Tá miongháire Ghoibniu ag leathnú beagán.
A shúile atá ag preabadh go Conlead agus ansin ar ais go Faolán.

(Goibniu sounds like a woman’s name in Old Irish because of the iu ending, it would give Mod. irish Goibne; it might prob. be rel. to Mod. Irish name Gobnait. In this case: a súile = her eyes)

GOIBNIU
"Is beannacht í an daille."

FAOLÁN
"Ní theastaíonn tomhaiseanna uaim. Teastaíonn an chloch uaim."

GOIBNIU
"Ní tomhais é. Is ualach bheith ina fhíréan."
Tarraingíonn Faolán a chlaíomh (siar).

Draws or withdraws? In first case without siar.
tarraingíonn ... - Such stage directions permit simple present tense, I'd suppose.
It is a kind of a historical present.
The same applies to déanann above.

GOIBNIU
"Níl aon éifeacht ag d’airmse orm, táim thar an mbás agus ní féidir leat dul isteach sa tuama gan mo chead."

Please, wait for confirmations.

[quote=Labhrás] Is ualach bheith ina fhíreán[/quote]

Nach é an dara phearsa a usáidtear sa chomhthéacs seo? Is ualach bheith i d’fhíreán or Is ualach do dhuine bheith ina fhíreán

Is é.
Pointe suimiúil.
Is ualach bheith i d’fhíréan.
nó:
Is ualach do dhuine bheith ina fhíréan. (It’s a burden for a person ...)

Dála an scéil:
fíréan /f´i:r´e:n/ = "just person"
fíreán /f´i:r´a:n/ = "whirring sound"

thanks for the translations folks much appreciated. just need to nail the irish translations as the script is in good shape otherwise.

i got the goibniu spelling from lady gregorys book on irish mythology, he was the blacksmith, is goibne a better fit in your opinion?

I dont want to be hassling you but do you have a good understanding of older irish?

Ideally id like the screenplay/film to open with the morrigans prophecy in middle irish before dissolving into the english translation and i wasnt sure it would be possible to find someone to translate the two lines i need to make the prophecy thematically consistent with the story im trying to tell.

could i post that here or dm you?