Áit éigin thar an bogha báistí
An- an- ard
Tá talamh a bhí i mo bhrionglóid
Uair éigin i suantraí.

I think I may have actually butchered it to death; even Google Trashlate wouldn't claim it!

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Somewhere over the rainbow,
way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Redwolf

Maith thú! Ní cheapaim go raibh sé sin an deacair (even after the butchering) Is leatsa an fhreagracht anois, a Redwolf!

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Some more songs for ye to identify...

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Ó, tá mé díreach tar éis ag bualadh leat
Agus tá sé craiceáilte
Ach seo m'uimhir
Agus mar sin de, cuir glaoch orm, b'fhéidir

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Anois is arís smaoinim ar an am a bhí muid le chéile
Mar an t-am a dúirt tú go raibh tú chomh sásta beidh tú ábalta fuair bás
Dúirt mé féin go raibh tú ceart domh
Ach bhí mé chomh uaigneach leat
Ach ba é an grá agus is pian é is cuimhin liom

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Ní ach wombat mise, a leanbh
Rugadh mé sa chaoi seo

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The three songs in my previous post were EASY, but no one figured them out.

It's time for the bonus round. The contestants are anxious, and no wonder... the prize money has TRIPLED!

Léim mé as an leaba
Bhuail mé mo sciath*
D'fhéach mé ar an scáthán
Dúirt mé caidé, caidé, caidé mar atá sé
Óooh, bainim airgead

Dúirt siad thart mo bhaile
Cá dúirt sé?
Gach uair a bhfeiceann siad mé tá cuma maith orm, cinnte
Cén fáth? Bainim argead.

Can you name the song?
* Chas mé ar mo swag.

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There are a lot of Youtube videos with rock songs dubbed into Irish these days (it seems to be a new linguistic art form). Usually, the lyrics need to be adjusted to fit the rhythm. Here's a line from a cleverly done one which I got a kick out of (I'll put the translation in the next post, so people can try to figure it out for themselves first):

Cén fáth nár chuir tú fáinne air
má tá sé uait?

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Cén fáth nár chuir tú fáinne air
má tá sé uait?

The English original:
If you like it then you should have put a ring on it (from Single Girls).

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Here's an easy one:

Leanann braonta fearthainne a thitim ar mo cheann.

Raindrops keep falling on my head.

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Can you name the band that sings this song which is now an internet meme?

Arsa madadh bhúf, arsa cat mí-adh
Arsa éan twít, agus arsa luch scuíoch
Arsa bó mú, arsa frog crók, agus arsa eilifint tút
Arsa lachain cuáic, agus arsa éisc blub, agus arsa rón abh abh abh
Ach tá fuaim amháin nach bhfuil a fhios ag duine ar bith...
Cad a deir an sionnach?

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