Hi All,

Respectfully requesting a translation into Gaeilge that gets us as close as possible to "After all this time, it is still you". For my high school sweetheart (34 years +) and I. She is 1st generation American of Italian descent and is getting hers in Italian, I'm first generation American adopted out of Belfast and would like mine to be in Irish. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Much thanks,

Glen

That's a bit hard to phrase closely in Irish, but here's a possibility which is a bit alliterative (but definitely wait for others to comment or make other suggestions):

I ndiaidh an ama sin anuas, 'se tusa fós
After [all] [the/that] time up til now, it's still you. [the word "all" isn't actually there, but understood]

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Thanks for the help. I'll wait for others, but I knew this would not be an easy translation.

I think we may need to get more explicit with the "it's still you" part. Something along the lines of "you're my true love" or "you're my beloved."

Redwolf

I don't think you can use anuas in that particular sentence, and you definitely can't say 'sé/is é tusa (at least not in the CO), though Cé hé tusa is perfectly correct.

Wolfgrin,

- 'it's still you': níl ann ach tú/tusa ='there's only you/it's only you/you're the only one' (tusa being more emphatic). I've omitted 'still' for 'technical' reasons I won't bore you with. Redwolf's suggestion is good too and there are many ways to say this in Irish (with 'still' included).

- 'after all this time': i ndiaidh an oiread sin blianta = 'after so many years'. I've used 'years' rather than 'time' because it seems more natural to me - but that's just my impression. Anyway, stay away from the tattoo parlour till you get confirmation/better versions.

I found it in De Bhaldraithe or FGB, actually (I forget which - I usually check things in both directions).

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Personally I'd say "Théis (tar-éis) but I think "I ndiaidh" is just as good.



is tú atá ann fós - literally, but really in Ireland we'd more likely say "you haven't changed a bit" ("níor athraigh [spelling?] tú tada")

I should've said "I'm not sure" rather than "I don't think". I was referring to the use of 'anuas' with 'i ndiaidh' (or 'tar éis). The examples given in those two dictionaries are all with 'le', 'ó' and 'go dtí' - which, I know, doesn't necessarily mean 'anuas' can't be used with other prepositions in expressions of time. It just didn't sound right to me, nor have I come across it before - though that's pretty meaningless, given how little Irish I've read.
Maybe Bríd Mhór (or someone better-read than me) could set us right.

i ndiaidh with anuas sounds strange.

"i ndiaidh" is a point in time
But "anuas" implies motion. If you are already "ina dhiaidh", you can't come "anuas" anymore.

Is dócha go bhfuil suim caillte ag Wolfgrin ann.

Bríd, "it's still you" here = "it's still you (I love)/you're still the one (I love)."

What do you think about the "anuas" thing?