Irish Translation Forum

Mark(est. 1988) · "New Arrival" Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

I'm getting a tattoo of the phrase, "This too shall pass" and I want to get it inked in Gaelic...any help with a translation would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Aibigéal

Well, it varies a bit by dialect:
Imeoidh sé seo fosta/freisin/leis.

"Leis" used this way is very strongly associated with the Munster dialect, likewise "fosta" with Ulster. "Freisin" is originally a Connemara form but it's been spread around a lot due to the influence of the schools; I don't think today it would be associated as strongly with Connemara as would the other forms with their respective dialects.
So if you have an affinity for one particular part of Ireland, you can use that form - otherwise it doesn't matter.

Aibigéal
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julius

Hi, I'd say that Imeoidh sé seo freisin is the agreeded version, though wait for more opinions as it's for a tattoo, please.
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Tá an domhan uile ina stáitse agus teastaíonn cleachtadh go géar ón mórchuid againn.
-Seán Ó Cathasaigh
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The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
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julius

Cross post, a chara.

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Tá an domhan uile ina stáitse agus teastaíonn cleachtadh go géar ón mórchuid againn.
-Seán Ó Cathasaigh
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The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
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