Irish Translation Forum

Hi, I have Irish roots, and while I would love to learn Irish Gaelic myself, I only know the odd word or saying. One day I'll learn..

So, I'm looking for a translation of the following for a tattoo:

"The heart of the ocean"

Any help would be fantastic! Thank you!

Addition:

Also a translation of

"Like water, feel at peace."

Thanks!

'The heart of the ocean " : "Croílár na farraige"

"Like water, feel at peace" : "Cosúil uisce, mothaíonn na síochána"


Hope this will help you.

Nevilan wrote:'The heart of the ocean " : "Croílár na farraige"

"Like water, feel at peace" : "Cosúil uisce, mothaíonn na síochána"


Hope this will help you.

No. Please don't use Google Translate to provide your translations, the second you gave is nonsense. The first is surprisingly OK (Maybe "Lárchroí na farraige" might have been the intention - I don't know as I've never heard of that before), but "Croí na mara" provided beforehand is definitely better in my opinion.

Gumbi wrote:

Nevilan wrote:'The heart of the ocean " : "Croílár na farraige"

"Like water, feel at peace" : "Cosúil uisce, mothaíonn na síochána"


Hope this will help you.

No. Please don't use Google Translate to provide your translations, the second you gave is nonsense. The first is surprisingly OK (Maybe "Lárchroí na farraige" might have been the intention - I don't know as I've never heard of that before), but "Croí na mara" provided beforehand is definitely better in my opinion.

Seconded. And, further, Nevilan, if you yourself don't actually speak Irish, please don't offer translations at all. Throwing out garbage from machine translators and dictionary jobs as you know what you're talking about can lead to someone else making a very costly and embarrassing mistake.

If you are LEARNING Irish, you are welcome to SUGGEST translations, but 1) the attempt must be your own and 2) you must include the disclaimer that you are a learner, and that getting three people here in agreement on a translation is strongly suggested.

Redwolf

By 'like water" do you mean be similar to water or have a fondness for it?

Beagle wrote:By 'like water" do you mean be similar to water or have a fondness for it?

Googled round a bit and it seems to be the former:

"Like earth, know balance. Like wind, fly free. Like fire, be alive. Like water, feel at peace."

All those imperatives sit awkwardly in Irish. I'd go for a paraphrase maybe:
Cialladh na talún ionat.
Saorscóip na gaoithe ionat.
Beocht na tine ionat.
Síoth an uisce ionat.

Sorry for the delayed appreciation, but thank you for all your help!!

how would one pronounce the first reply to the post?

thanks in advance!

I would love to use that phrase as the name of my family beach photography business, but I want to make sure I'm pronouncing it correctly!