I need a song that I have written translated into Gaelic, along with a sentence. Thanks in Advance!!!!

Cedar's lament

She fled to find love,
And to escape family matters,

On her way there she got her friends
And family involved in a internal affair,

Being capture to sailing over the Irish sea,
Meeting a gracious captain to to becoming friends
with a caring preacher,

From fleeing a stalker all the to seeing her love
for the first time,

Though being pursued she was afraid,
They wed happily til it came time for the honeymoon,

She fought bravely with her stalker,
But fell in defeat,

Knowing she could say a few words,
Cedar told her husband the secret she had been hiding
all her life,

She was Deaf,
Though she was scorned and mocked after her death,
He was quickly told never to return.

and the sentence is "I am deaf."

I see acouple of grammar mistakes in the English, so you might want to fix those so the smart folk who come to help you will understand exactly what you want to say in the song.

Beir bua agus beannacht (Victory and blessings)

Also, should the name Cedar be retained in the poem, or should it be "translated" to Céadar? If the latter, two problems: (1) Céadar is a masculine word, which is a wee bit odd for a female character, and (2) it's a homophone for "cheddar (cheese)", which may not be the association you really want. If you only chose it for the sound, it could be respelled phonetically as Saodar, which avoids both problems.

Beech, feá is feminine

http://www.focal.ie/Search.aspx?term=feá&lang=2

I am deaf

Táim bodhar

The poem is slightly confusing, as Ríona pointed out.
Perhaps you could proofread it again?

(Message edited by aonghus on October 07, 2008)

(Message edited by aonghus on October 07, 2008)

quote:

Beech, feá is feminine

Cá bhfeicir feá? Nó nach é ach moladh ainm crainn bhaininscneach chun áit "Céadair" a ghlacadh atá ann?

Sin é, go díreach.

Does this make more sense?:

She fled to meet her lover,
And to escape family matters,

On her way there she got her friends
involved in a internal affair,

Being capture to sailing over the Irish sea,
And meeting a gracious captain to
becoming friends with a caring preacher,

From fleeing a stalker all the way
to seeing her love for the first time,

Though being pursued she was afraid for her life until,
They wed happily till it came time for the honeymoon,

She fought bravely with her stalker,
But fell in defeat,

Knowing these were her last words,
Cedar told her husband the secret she had been hiding
all her life,

She was Deaf,
Though she was scorned and mocked after her death,
He was quickly told never to come back.

The character is a girl.

This stanza still puzzles me:

quote:

Being capture to sailing over the Irish sea,
And meeting a gracious captain to
becoming friends with a caring preacher,

" Céadar is a masculine word, which is a wee bit odd for a female character," ?????????

A Dhomh,

Ar tháinig tú trasna an focal "cailín" go fóill? ;-)

A Fheirn,

Dá mba í "Céadairín" an ainm ab di, b'fhéidir gur scéal eile ar fad a bheadh ann.

Dhe, a Dhomh, níl bun le do chuid loighce ;-)

"masculine word, which is a wee bit odd for a female character"

This will make more sense:

From being captured by bandits
to sailing over the Irish sea,
And meeting a gracious captain to
becoming friends with a caring preacher,

Does this make more sense?

I think this 'song' has already been translated from some other language into non-rhyming English, right?

Seanfhear

No it has not. It is something that I have written myself. It is for something for very special.
Just when I wrote it I didn't check it.

Can some please translate this song? I've have been waiting for over a week. I need it translated as soon as possible, if it's not to much to ask.

Thanks!!

It's difficult to translate something one doesn't understand. I appreciate your need, but I can't stand over a translation of something I can't follow.

Since this is something personal you might prefer to e-mail me and I'll try to help

aonghusoh at gmail dot com

Ná fuil ann ach mise dá curtar i gcuimhne an dán "Focail do Théama Bhranwen" de Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill? D'fhéadfadh sé go nglacfaí sin mar bhun aistriúcháin gan mhór-athruithe.