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 April 16 2007, 14:49 PM |
boub2
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Wow, I can’t believe how fast the posts come here. My original post was back 4 pages in no time. I am posting this again because I had two replies and both stated that I should wait for more replies. Below is my original post followed by the two replies. Thank you Julius and Braoin.
About 13 years ago my Father passed away. He was a firefighter for over 25 years and I followed in his foot steps. I had the privilege to work with him for a couple of years before his retirement. Now 13 years later I started getting a tattoo of Saint Florian (patron Saint of Firefighters) with my Dad’s badge in the tattoo. The tattoo just seems to missing something so I thought an Irish saying would fit nice. So, at the risk of being redundant I ask for help with translating the following phrase: Father, with your absence comes sorrow or Father, your absence brings sorrow”. I don’t know if Irish allows for an informal version of a proper noun. I would prefer Dad over Father, but Father will work just as well. From reading the past posts on this board I realize a statement like, “Father we miss you” doesn’t translate into Irish. I tried to come up with a phrase that means sort of the same thing. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, Bob
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Julius
Hiya, I give it a go to get the ball rolling
Daid, tagann brón é mar gheall ar do heaspa.
Dad, with your absence comes sorrow.
Definitely wait for more learned inputs, please.
Braoin
... it hurts us without him...
I would suggest:
A Dhaid, goilleann sé orainn i d'éagmais |
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| April 16 2007, 18:18 PM |
Redwolf
"Ard-Banríon na Ráiméise"
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