NovemberMammy
Posts: 84
9th February 2010 13:10
I know there are a few English versions of the "Today I marry my best friend" poem, but does anyone have any of them in Irish?
Thanks!
bluesky
Posts: 143
9th February 2010 14:41
Maybe one of the school teachers on here would be able to translate it for you as a nice gesture? Or even post the reading 'as Bearla' and we can all have a go at a line or two?
Just a suggestion. :-)
Delphinium
Posts: 3027
9th February 2010 15:29
"Inniu, posfaidh me mo anam cara" This translates directly as "Today, I will marry my soul mate" but I think it looks better than "mo chara is fearr" which would be "my best friend".
Irish teachers out there or native speakers might find a better colloquialism for you?
Wilma Flintstone
Posts: 1262
9th February 2010 15:59
my aunt is an irish teacher, if you want to pm me the whole poem I'll ask her to translate it over half term and send it back to you if that helps?
NovemberMammy
Posts: 84
9th February 2010 17:43
I've found it on a wedding invite I still have from 2003 (it pays to be a hoarder!).
For anyone who's interested, it goes as follows:
Ar an lá seo,
posaim mo chara,
an duine a ndéanaim gáire leis,
a mairim fána choinne,
a roinnim mo chuid briongloidí leis,
agus a dtugam grá mo chroi do go deo.
Thanks for all your help!
medallion
Posts: 1
15th October 2010 05:20
HighlandBride, I'm from the U.S. and there are hundreds of English versions of this poem. I would like to use this for my wedding also because it's absolutely beautiful but I would like to have the English translation accompanying it for my guests. Is there any way you could post the English translation used for that Irish version please?
Thank you so much!
NovemberMammy
Posts: 84
15th October 2010 08:44
Hi Medallion,
I did exactly the same, as half our guests were Scottish - this is the English version of the above:
Today I am marrying my best friend,
the one I laugh with,
the one I live for,
the one I dream with,
the one I love
Bellisima
Posts: 3583
15th October 2010 11:03
This is so lovely. might use this myself!!
circus123
Posts: 379
15th October 2010 11:20
aw girls it's lovely. where do you plan on using it? during the ceremony or on the invitations?
(sorry probably a silly question)
Bellisima
Posts: 3583
15th October 2010 11:29
Id say mass booklet, dont think it would fit on my invitations...