Irish Translation Forum

how would ye say

"united we stand, devided we fall"?

if i could have any help that be great


-adam

it's a little tricky because of the phrasing of the statement. Here's my atempt:

Is aontaithe a sheasaimid, scartha a thitimid.

Well there is an old Irish saying

As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin.

(Working) together we build the castles.

Maybe we could then add

Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic

faic here meaning f**k all

So English

Together we build castles
Alone we do feck all

As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic




I kinda like that mesef!

pól

Maybe one of the good grammar guys could come in here (if they all have returned to planet earth!)


This is the embryo of a concept here

As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic

Would the second line be better as

Inár n-aonair-faic a ndéantar

tnx

pól

Pól wrote:As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin.
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic
As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic

Maybe that should be the motto of this forum!

mhwombat wrote:

Pól wrote:As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin.
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic
As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic

Maybe that should be the motto of this forum!

If the shoe fits...

Pól wrote:As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin.
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic
As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic

...so true

As a chéile a dhéantar na caisleáin
Inár n-aonair ní dhéantar faic

how would this be pronounced?

OSS uh KHAY-luh uh DHAYN-ter na KOSH-lawn
IN-er NAY-ner NEE DHAYN-ter FAK

Just please wait for a bright guy like Oisín to correct it or whatever.

I would not be happy with it in its present state


pol