Fluent Fiction - Irish: Love Among the Storm: Aoife & Cian's Celestial Tale
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Bhuail an ghaoth arda.
En: The wind rose fiercely.

Ga: D'ardaigh na tonnta.
En: The waves surged.

Ga: Bhí Aoife agus Cian ar bharr na gClár Neamhaí.
En: Aoife and Cian were atop the Celestial Cliffs.

Ga: Bhí gorm na spéire iontach álainn.
En: The blue of the sky was exceptionally beautiful.

Ga: Ach ansin, tháinig scamaill dorcha.
En: But then, dark clouds appeared.

Ga: "Aoife, an bhfeiceann tú é sin?" arsa Cian go cúramach.
En: “Aoife, do you see that?” Cian said cautiously.

Ga: Bhí aoibh gháire air, ach bhí imní ina shúile.
En: He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of concern.

Ga: "Feicim, Cian," d'fhreagair Aoife.
En: “I see it, Cian,” Aoife replied.

Ga: "Tá an stoirm ag teacht."
En: “The storm is coming.”

Ga: Bhí siad an-ghar do imeall na n-aillte.
En: They were very close to the edge of the cliffs.

Ga: Bhí an t-aer lán le teannas.
En: The air was filled with tension.

Ga: Tháinig an ghaoth níos láidre agus níorbh fhada go raibh siad fliuch go craiceann.
En: The wind grew stronger, and soon enough, they were soaked to the skin.

Ga: Thosaigh an báisteach ag titim go trom.
En: The rain began to fall heavily.

Ga: Bhí orthu foscadh a fháil, ach bhí aonar.
En: They needed to find shelter, but they were alone.

Ga: "Cian, tá faitíos orm," a dúirt Aoife.
En: “Cian, I’m scared,” said Aoife.

Ga: "Ní féidir linn fanacht anseo."
En: “We can’t stay here.”

Ga: Bhí na cuimhní cinn uirthi.
En: Memories flooded her mind.

Ga: Bhí sí agus Cian cairde le fada.
En: She and Cian had been friends for a long time.

Ga: Ach, bhí rudaí nár phléigh siad riamh.
En: But there were things they had never discussed.

Ga: "Tá orainn aghaidh a thabhairt ar an méid atá idir muid," a dúirt Cian.
En: “We have to face what’s between us,” Cian said.

Ga: "Níl an t-am againn rudaí a shéanadh."
En: “We don’t have time to deny things anymore.”

Ga: D’eitil duilleoga ar fud na háite.
En: Leaves flew everywhere.

Ga: Bhí an ghaoth ag ardú.
En: The wind was rising.

Ga: Fuair siad cúlra in áit bheag faoi charraig.
En: They found refuge in a small spot under a rock.

Ga: Bhí siad gonta agus tite.
En: They were worn out and cold.

Ga: Shleamhnaigh Aoife, agus greim Liriceoir ag Cian uirthi.
En: Aoife slipped, and Cian grabbed her securely.

Ga: Phóg sé í go tapa agus iad ag titim isteach san foscadh.
En: He kissed her quickly as they found shelter.

Ga: "Aoife," arsa Cian go bog, "Tá caint ann nár labhraíomar riamh... cén fáth a mhothaíonn ár gcroí mar seo?"
En: “Aoife,” Cian said softly, “There are words we’ve never spoken... why do our hearts feel this way?”

Ga: Bhí faitíos ar Aoife.
En: Aoife was frightened.

Ga: Bhí a croí ag preabadh go buile.
En: Her heart was racing wildly.

Ga: "Cian, is fada liom grá," a d’admhaigh sí go híseal.
En: “Cian, I’ve loved you for a long time,” she confessed quietly.

Ga: "Ach bhí an t-am i gcónaí mícheart."
En: “But the timing was always wrong.”

Ga: Tháinig ciúnas ar an stoirm.
En: The storm began to calm.

Ga: Bhí fuaim na dtonnta níos deise.
En: The sound of the waves was gentler.

Ga: Thug Cian barróg uirthi.
En: Cian gave her a hug.

Ga: "Anois tá na focail ceart," d’fhógair sé.
En: “Now the words are right,” he declared.

Ga: "Ní bheidh mé in easnamh ort.
En: “I won’t be absent from you.

Ga: Is tú mo chroí."
En: You are my heart.”

Ga: D'fhéach Aoife isteach ina shúile.
En: Aoife looked into his eyes.

Ga: "Ní mór dúinn aghaidh a thabhairt ar an stoirm taobh istigh," arsa sí, "ach tá an tsíocháin seo, ag dul ar aghaidh le chéile."
En: “We must face the storm inside,” she said, “but this peace, moving forward together.”

Ga: Chuaigh an stoirm thart agus shín gréine trí na scamaill.
En: The storm passed and sunlight broke through the clouds.

Ga: Bhí gach rud ciúin.
En: Everything was calm.

Ga: D'ardaigh na Clár Neamhaí arís, ach le croíthe níos mó.
En: The Celestial Cliffs rose again, but with bigger hearts.

Ga: Aoife agus Cian, lámh ar lámh, i dteannta a chéile i gcónaí.
En: Aoife and Cian, hand in hand, together always.

Ga: Críoch.
En: The End.


Vocabulary Words:

• fiercely: arda
• surged: d'ardaigh
• Celestial Cliffs: gClár Neamhaí
• exceptionally: iontach
• cautiously: go cúramach
• concern: imní
• tension: teannas
• soaked: fliuch
• shelter: foscadh
• alone: aonar
• scared: faitíos
• memories: cuimhní cinn
• deny: shéanadh
• refuge: cúlra
• worn out: gonta
• kissed: phóg
• spoken: labhraíomar
• wildly: go buile
• confessed: d’admhaigh
• calm: ciúnas
• gentler: deise
• absent: in easnamh
• declared: d’fhógair
• storm: stoirm
• peace: tsíocháin
• bigger: níos mó
• together always: i dteannta a chéile i gcónaí
• hug: barróg
• grabbed: greim
• slipped: shleamhnaigh