I disagree. I think that is precisely why Bríd finds it strange, even if she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Go dtitim is "that I fall", but it is the form you'd expect after something like, "I know" or "he says". It doesn't make sense here.

To be "until I fall", it really needs to be either go dtite mé or go dtitfidh mé. I had a look at the Cork Irish conjugations (http://www.corkirish.com/wordpress/verb ... ion/beirim) and it doesn't appear that either of these contract to synthetic forms.

We should wait until the transaltion is properly settled before moving on to fonts or pronunciation.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Could be. My statement should probably be amended to ‘many of the younger native speakers’, sadly. Using the present tense (as in English) where the future tense would be expected is one of the things I’ve noticed at least younger people doing, even though they’re native speakers. Great shame.

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

Could both of you listen to the youtube video to confirm that those are the words used.
With the background music it's hard to be sure.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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As far as I can make out, it sounds correct.

It can be hard to keep an open mind, though, when you already have lyrics in front of you. Plus, he’s a southerner, so my ears can’t be trusted to begin with.

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

I have had about three or four sessions listening to it, a Bhríd, and I agree with what you gave for it, i.e., ón dtalamh rather than an dtalamh. He clearly says go dtitim.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

It is quite odd. A bit of context might have helped on my part. Here's PG speaking about OVO and the concept that is described in Low Light: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-GeQoGm104



So "raise me up from the ground / that I fall down into the sky" makes absolutely no sense in itself, but within the context of the story, it does.

All that being said - does anyone concur with kokoshneta's earlier post as a final determination of what it would look like in Gaelic script?

Anyone? Anyone at all?