Irish Translation Forum

It's a excerpt from a blessing...

"May joy and peace surround you"

I found
Go raibh gliondar is síochán umat

Second, third, and fourth opinions are totally welcome!
Thank you!

abayreuther wrote:It's a excerpt from a blessing...

"May joy and peace surround you"

I found
Go raibh gliondar is síochán umat

Second, third, and fourth opinions are totally welcome!
Thank you!

OK the use of um is a wee bit old-fashioned, but it's not wrong, you still hear it sometimes in Munster Irish.
I think áthas might be better than gliondar here, but that's a subjective opinion.

Yes, áthas does sound better.

Thank you so much!
So it would end up being "Go raibh áthas is síochán umat" ?

How would I break it at this coma -- May peace and joy, surround you

Sorry it took so long for a response, thank you again!

I'm not sure if you'd use a comma in the English sentence, but you certainly wouldn't use it in the Irish sentence.

Here's a breakdown of the Irish sentence
Go raibh áthas is síochán umat
That there (may) be joy and peace around you

Irish often uses a verb plus preposition combination to convey meanings that in English would be rendered as one word, so bí um, literally be around, would mean surround. As well the preposition is joined to the personal pronoun so um+tú = umat would mean around you.

That was extremely helpful, understanding grammar and conjugations in Irish has always been something I have wanted to do. Thank you so much!