Tattoo translation if possible :)

Lisa · **Posted:** Mon 21 May 2018 9:46 am

Hey there,

I'm looking for a tattoo translation if possible (and you're not too sick of them already

).

What I'm trying to say is, that a person who travels has a lot of stories to tell. A possible translation I found would be "An té bhíonn siúlach, bíonn scéalach". Is that correct or is there a better way of saying it?

Another thing I would like to check is: Is "Dá fhada an lá tagann an tráthnóna" a good translation for "No matter how long the day, the evening comes" (as in: It doesnt matter how hard things are, they will eventually come to an end)?

Go raibh mile maith agaibh :GRMA:

Lisa

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1967

Lisa wrote:

Hey there,

I'm looking for a tattoo translation if possible (and you're not too sick of them already

).

What I'm trying to say is, that a person who travels has a lot of stories to tell. A possible translation I found would be "An té bhíonn siúlach, bíonn scéalach". Is that correct or is there a better way of saying it?

Yes, it is correct.
Another suggestion:
Is maith an scéalaí an taistealaí (A traveller is a good storyteller)

Lisa wrote:

Another thing I would like to check is: Is "Dá fhada an lá tagann an tráthnóna" a good translation for "No matter how long the day, the evening comes" (as in: It doesnt matter how hard things are, they will eventually come to an end)?

Such proverbs exist:
Dá fhaid é an lá, tiocfaidh an tráthnóna.
Dá fhaid lá tagann oíche

Cúmhaí · **Posted:** Wed 23 May 2018 3:45 am

I have heard, and I mention this because it is shorter, bíonn siúlach scéalach
Just that much. It seems sufficient to me.

Errigal · **Joined:** Fri 09 Sep 2011 2:06 pm **Posts:** 715

Cúmhaí wrote:

I have heard, and I mention this because it is shorter, bíonn siúlach scéalach
Just that much. It seems sufficient to me.

Shorter, sweeter, cheaper. Sufficient and succinct.

Lisa, Bíonn siúlach scéalach is the much more usual version. It's "good to go".

There are a few (slightly differing) variations of your other one, but fhada is wrong. It should be fhad, fhaid or fhaide. Some versions have oíche ('night') instead of tráthnóna ('evening'), and tiocfaidh ('will come') instead of tagann ('comes') - as you can see from what Labhrás has posted. The é in his first version can be omitted.

My own preference: Dá fhad an lá tagann an oíche

Lisa · **Posted:** Wed 23 May 2018 8:22 pm

Thanks guys, this has been a huge help! I'll go with "Bíonn siúlach scéalach" so

As for the other one I think I'd prefer to stick to the evening, rather than the night, so "Dá fhaid an lá, tiocfaidh an tráthnóna" is probably my first choice, unless any of you come up with a reason why it shouldnt be

Thanks again, its really appreciated! <3

Cúmhaí · **Posted:** Thu 24 May 2018 2:20 pm

Lisa wrote:

"Dá fhaid an lá, tiocfaidh an tráthnóna" is probably my first choice, unless any of you come up with a reason why it shouldnt be

I have been wrong about these things before, but I am thinking that the standard spelling would be Dá fhad

Lisa · **Posted:** Sun 27 May 2018 5:47 pm

Thanks Cúmhaí!

Can anyone else confirm the spelling? :GRMA:

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1967

Lisa wrote:

Thanks Cúmhaí!

Can anyone else confirm the spelling? :GRMA:

Yes, dá fhad is the correct spelling.

Redwolf · **Posted:** Tue 29 May 2018 12:03 am

Lisa wrote:

Thanks guys, this has been a huge help! I'll go with "Bíonn siúlach scéalach" so

As for the other one I think I'd prefer to stick to the evening, rather than the night, so "Dá fhaid an lá, tiocfaidh an tráthnóna" is probably my first choice, unless any of you come up with a reason why it shouldnt be

Thanks again, its really appreciated! <3

The thing is, "evening" and "night" in English don't strictly correlate to the Irish terms. "Trathnóna" means "afternoon"...more, to my mind, than it does "evening." I'd stick with "oíche."

Redwolf

Lisa · **Posted:** Fri 01 Jun 2018 9:43 pm

Sorry for the late reply!

"Dá fhad" and "oíche" it is so

Thanks everyone for your help and patience :GRMA:

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