Irish Translation Forum

Méabh wrote:hm? there's no command form "bí"??

who said there wasn't

what was the beidh then?

Méabh wrote:what was the beidh then?

You said: Bí i do thost (be quiet)
I said: Beidh (will be)

ahhhh now the pingín drops

I need Irish instruction really badly

Méabh wrote:hm? there's no command form "bí"??
bígí liomsa = be with me (to 2 people)

Two lyrics come to mind, with translation by the band-

Bí liom
Be with me

Bí ann liom
Be there for me

Oh, there's the gnome! He's still playing with Somhairle's fish.

Redwolf

have you looked at kbmartin's avatar? What is that gnome doing to that Orca?

Redwolf wrote:Oh, there's the gnome! He's still playing with Somhairle's fish.

Redwolf

Dáiríre, gnome wonder he's got a red face

Isn't the sense of bí liom, be mine? Alá Eithne Bígí liomsa i gcónaí?

ÓBroin anFiach wrote:have you looked at kbmartin's avatar? What is that gnome doing to that Orca?

Occupying space twixt navel and backbone! Hat's loaded with carb's.

And would the fact that it's on an aquatic mammal make it a naval navel?

Deacon:

There is a song/chant I love called Bí Ann by Kíla. I can't remember the whole lyric. They have a translation on their site at http://kila.ie/lyrics/tog03.asp. I quoted their translation without any knowledge of connotation vs. denotation. I'd love to hear more on it.

Either sense fits QM's imperative, methinks.

Oh, but I blush.