Tattoos: "Soul mates" & "Let it go"

MfCan86 · **Joined:** Sat 28 Jul 2018 1:48 pm **Posts:** 2

Hi everyone,

I need help with a translation to honour my death Irish grandma. I wanna get a tattoo and I need help with the 2 next sentences:

'' soul mates''

and

'' Let it go''

Thank you so much

Breandán · **Posted:** Sun 29 Jul 2018 7:46 pm

MfCan86 wrote:

Hi everyone,

I need help with a translation to honour my death Irish grandma. I wanna get a tattoo and I need help with the 2 next sentences:

'' soul mates''

and

'' Let it go''

Thank you so much

Hi, sorry for your loss. I hope we can come up with something suitable in memory.

I think at least one of those has been done here before.

For "soul mates", have a look at the following thread and then bring back some candidates for us to discuss:

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2164

For "Let it go", perhaps:

Scaoil tharat é.

or

Bog ar aghaidh uaidh

Both mean "letting go of something emotionally".

Check out the above link and get back to us while you await further input ...

Redwolf · **Posted:** Mon 30 Jul 2018 5:29 am

Re the whole soulmate thing, I've done a much more recent write up on it.

I actually tried to be a bit conciliatory re the "anamchara" thing in my book ("some people favor this, and it might work in some contexts, etc.,) and was very firmly told by my professional (native-speaker) editors that it quite simply does not mean, and cannot mean, soulmate.

https://thegeekygaeilgeoir.wordpress.co ... te-debate/

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2763

Sorry for your loss.
Yeah soulmate is tricky in Irish because of its religious meaning.

"Let it go". Maybe "Lig leis"

MfCan86 · **Joined:** Sat 28 Jul 2018 1:48 pm **Posts:** 2

Thanks everyone for your answers! About the ''soulmates'' it could be friendly meaning or love too. Sorry for my English, my grandma was Irish but for myself English wasn't the first language I've learned.

M-F

Breandán · **Posted:** Wed 01 Aug 2018 12:19 am

MfCan86 wrote:

Thanks everyone for your answers! About the ''soulmates'' it could be friendly meaning or love too. Sorry for my English, my grandma was Irish but for myself English wasn't the first language I've learned.

M-F

To help you focus on some concrete examples, here are the main candidates from Redwolf's article:

Redwolf wrote:

If your “soulmate” is a lover, partner, or spouse, using one of the many lovely Irish endearments would suit. For example:

Grá Mo Chroí (The Love of my Heart)

Mo Ghrá Geal (My Bright/Shining Love)

Mo Chéadsearc (My First (aka “primary”) Love)

If you want something that’s a little closer to the actual meaning of “soulmate,” a couple of options are:

Mo Bhuanghrá (My Eternal Love)

Mo Shíorghrá (also My Eternal Love)

Cara m’anama (Friend of my Soul)

If you’re speaking of a dear friend, a couple of native Irish phrases that can work include:

Cara Mo Chléibh (My Bosom Friend)

Mo Dhlúthchara (My Close/Compact Friend)

Consider choosing one from the above.

deltasalmon · **Joined:** Tue 28 Jan 2014 1:16 pm **Posts:** 19

For "Let it go":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myzGRjAlb_Q

Maybe the message is different, but I suppose this is one way of saying it.

Redwolf · **Posted:** Sat 18 Aug 2018 11:09 pm

deltasalmon wrote:

For "Let it go":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myzGRjAlb_Q

Maybe the message is different, but I suppose this is one way of saying it.

God, no. It's not at all correct.

Redwolf

Cúmhaí · **Posted:** Wed 22 Aug 2018 7:41 pm

LOLLL I have seen that before. It is... unfortunate.

Bríd Mhór wrote:

"Let it go". Maybe "Lig leis"

Bríd always has the most wonderful suggestions!

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