Irish Translation Forum

Its for a tattoo. I'm not sure if it translates, but thought I'd let you guys have a crack at it.

marcerrin wrote:Its for a tattoo. I'm not sure if it translates, but thought I'd let you guys have a crack at it.

well gee whizz that's very generous of you, thanks so much, i'll get back to you as soon as i can.

I meant it to be a bit tongue-in-cheek. Any help is appreciated.

I don't think the idiom will translate directly, but here is something similar:

Ná lig do chuid aislingí ar dearmad "Don't let your dreams be put off/forgotten"

Await correction or confirmation ...

Breandán wrote:I don't think the idiom will translate directly, but here is something similar:

Ná lig do chuid aislingí ar dearmad "Don't let your dreams be put off/forgotten"

Await correction or confirmation ...

I wonder if you could play on the idea of "dreams" meaning "visions" vs. "dreams" meaning "what happens when you're asleep"

Perhaps:

Ná lig do chuid aislingí bheith mar brionglóidí duit

Not at all sure of the use of the verbal noun there, though.

Redwolf

I would put "a" in between "aislingí + bheith" but after a conversation that I had here before, I'm not sure it's right/necessary. The rest is fine though, I think.

Séimhíonn 'mar'. 'Lig do do... bheith"

another suggestion

ná bíodh na brionglóidí seo agat mar thaibhrimh bréagacha
don't let your dreams be empty dreams.


substitute aislingí where you will

marcerrin, the fundamental problem is that Irish normally uses different words for dream/aspiration/vision/goal, and the kind of dream you have when you're asleep. We'll have to change it a bit in translation. In that case, are you still interested?

Alternatively, you could keep it in English but use an old-style Irish font. To try out old-style Irish fonts, go http://www.ellipsix.net/textwriter/render.jsp . Select any font with "chló" in the name (e.g., Bunchló Dubh GC) and paste in your text. (Note: If you're going to use that type of font with something written in Irish, you may also want to use dots above letters in place of a 'h' after them. If so, let us know so we can help to make sure it's right.)