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Dance, Fall, Laugh: A Festive Irish Tale

Feb 10, 2024 · 17m 35s
Dance, Fall, Laugh: A Festive Irish Tale
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01 · Main Story

1m 39s

02 · Vocabulary Words

14m 10s

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Fluent Fiction - Irish: Dance, Fall, Laugh: A Festive Irish Tale Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/dance-fall-laugh-a-festive-irish-tale/ Story Transcript: Ga: Lá geal samhraidh a bhí ann...

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Fluent Fiction - Irish: Dance, Fall, Laugh: A Festive Irish Tale
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Lá geal samhraidh a bhí ann agus bhí na Cliffs of Moher ag lonrú faoi solas na gréine.
En: It was a bright summer's day, and the Cliffs of Moher were glowing in the sunshine.

Ga: Bhí daoine ó gach cearn den tír tagtha le haghaidh féile cheoil agus rince traidisiúnta.
En: People from all corners of the country had come for a music and traditional dance festival.

Ga: I measc an tslua, bhí beirt ógánaigh darb ainm Sean agus Niamh.
En: Among the crowd were two young dancers named Sean and Niamh.

Ga: Bhí Niamh i gcónaí ag damhsa go hálainn, cé nach raibh Sean chomh oilte sin sa rince.
En: Niamh was always dancing beautifully, although Sean wasn't as skilled in dancing.

Ga: ach bhí sé diongbháilte triail a bhaint as.
En: However, he was determined to give it a try.

Ga: Thuig Sean go gcaithfeadh sé cleachtadh go crua más mian leis an damhsóir iontach a cheap Niamh a bhí ann a imirt.
En: Sean understood that he'd need to practice hard if he wanted to match the wonderful dancer that Niamh was.

Ga: Mar sin, ghléas sé ina éadaí rince is fearr, ceangail sé a bhróga go daingean, agus sheas sé le taobh Niamh ag fanacht go dtosódh an ceol.
En: So, he dressed in his best dance attire, tied his shoes tight, and stood beside Niamh, waiting for the music to start.

Ga: Thosaigh na fidléirí ag seinm port spleodrach, agus thosaigh an slua ag bogadh leis an gceol.
En: The fiddlers began playing a lively tune, and the crowd started to move with the music.

Ga: Thosaigh Niamh ag casadh, ag léim, agus ag sioscadh leis an rithim álainn, agus d’fhreagair Sean lena chéimeanna féin, cé nach raibh siad chomh sciliúil.
En: Niamh began to turn, leap, and sway with the beautiful rhythm, and Sean responded with his own steps, even though they weren't as skillful.

Ga: Go tobann, nuair a bhí Sean ag iarraidh beart nua rince, chnag sé a bhonn dearg de chloch mhór.
En: Suddenly, when Sean was trying a new dance move, he kicked a big red stone.

Ga: Chaill sé a chothromaíocht, agus ar éigin a d'fhéad sé srian a choinneáil ar a ghluaiseachtaí.
En: This caused him to lose his balance, and he could barely keep himself from falling.

Ga: Thit sé chun cinn, ina iarracht gan titim, agus, go hainnis, bhuail sé do Niamh ag an nóiméad mícheart.
En: In his attempt not to fall, he accidentally bumped into Niamh at the wrong moment.

Ga: Scaoil Niamh scread uafásach agus thit sí siar isteach i bpollán móna atá clúdaithe ag an mboiréalach dubh.
En: Niamh let out a terrible scream and fell backward into a bog hole covered by dark moss.

Ga: Bhí a éadaí ildaite anois smeartha leis an láib dorcha.
En: Her colorful clothes were now stained with the dark mud.

Ga: Ar feadh soicind, tháinig tost ar an bhféasta.
En: For a moment, silence fell upon the gathering.

Ga: Ansin, chuala siad glór Niamh ag gáire go hard.
En: Then, they heard Niamh's laughter loudly echoing from the hole.

Ga: Bhí ionadh ar Sean, ach ansin d'éirigh sé ina shuí, ag féachaint ar Niamh á gáire ins an pholl.
En: Sean was surprised, but then he sat down, watching Niamh laugh in the hole.

Ga: Rinne sí magadh faoina stad, ag rá cé chomh iontach is a bhí an "lámhach móna" seo do a craiceann.
En: She joked about her stop, saying how wonderful this "mossy hand" was for her skin.

Ga: Níor fhada go raibh Sean féin, agus an slua timpeall orthu, ag gáire go croíúil le chéile.
En: It wasn't long before Sean himself, and the crowd around them, erupted into hearty laughter together.

Ga: Thug daoine a raibh málaí móna leo a gcuid málaí chun Niamh a tharrtháil agus chuir siad crannacha agus túiríní timpeall ar an bpeaca chun cabhrú léi teacht amach as an bpoll.
En: People who had bags of peat with them took their bags to pull Niamh out, placing branches and twigs around the hole to help her come out.

Ga: D’éirigh leis na daoine cabhrú le Niamh teacht amach as an láib, agus bhí gach duine lán le moladh agus urlabhraíocht faoin eachtra.
En: People helped Niamh out of the hole, and everyone was full of praise and talk about the event.

Ga: Chiúnaigh Sean, agus dúirt sé leithscéal le Niamh as an timpiste.
En: Sean calmed down and apologized to Niamh for the accident.

Ga: Ach rinne Niamh gáire agus dúirt, "Ná bí buartha, Shéan! Is cuid den saol iad na eachtraí seo. Tá mé breá, agus tá scéal greannmhar againn le hinsint!"
En: But Niamh laughed and said, "Don't worry, Sean! These adventures are part of life. I'm fine, and we have a funny story to tell!"

Ga: Níor stad an féasta. Glanadh Niamh suas, agus lean an ceol.
En: The party didn't stop. Niamh cleaned up, and the music continued.

Ga: Rinne Sean agus Niamh socrú leanúint ar aghaidh leis an rince, ach an uair seo, bhí níos mó aireachais acu.
En: Sean and Niamh made a pact to continue with the dance, but this time, they were more attentive.

Ga: Gháir an slua go hard agus iad ag rince le chéile arís, níos láidre ná riamh ina ndlúthpháirtíocht.
En: The crowd cheered loudly as they danced together again, stronger than ever in their partnership.

Ga: Le críoch sona ar an scéal, d’fhoghlaim Sean go bhfuil fiú sa damhsa agus sa saol, is iad na heachtraí gan choinne a chruthaíonn na chuimhneacháin is dearfaí.
En: In a happy ending to the story, Sean learned that even in dance and in life, the experiences without match create the most positive memories.

Ga: Agus mar sin, d'fhás Niamh agus Sean níos cóngaraí mar chairde agus bhí ceacht luachmhar foghlamtha acu: nuair a bhíonn muid ag titim, is féidir linn éirí suas agus rince arís, le gáirí agus cairdeas.
En: And so, Niamh and Sean grew closer as friends with a valuable lesson learned: that when we fall, we can rise up and dance again, with laughter and friendship.


Vocabulary Words:
  • bright: geal
  • summer's: samhraidh
  • Cliffs: cliffs
  • Moher: Moher
  • glowing: lonrú
  • sunshine: solas na gréine
  • people: daoine
  • corners: cearn
  • country: tír
  • come: tagtha
  • music: ceoil
  • traditional: tradaisiúnta
  • dance: rince
  • festival: féile
  • young: ógánaigh
  • dancers: damhsóirí
  • named: darb ainm
  • skilled: oilte
  • determined: diongbháilte
  • try: triail a bhaint as
  • practice: cleachtadh
  • hard: go crua
  • match: iontach
  • wonderful: iontach
  • attire: éadaí
  • tied: ceangail
  • shoes: bróga
  • tight: daingean
  • stood: seas
  • waiting: fanacht
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Organization Kameron Kilchrist
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