{"id":11691,"date":"2022-02-14T16:39:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T16:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=11691"},"modified":"2022-02-14T16:39:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T16:39:52","slug":"la-fheile-vailintin-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/la-fheile-vailintin-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile Vailint\u00edn – Valentine’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

L\u00e1 fh\u00e9ile Vailint\u00edn sona duit – <\/em>Happy Valentine’s Day!<\/p>\n

Today many people are celebrating love all around the world. If you happen to find yourself in Dublin it may be fitting to visit Whitefriar Street Church<\/a> to see the resting place of St. Valentine himself! They were gifted to the church in the 19th century by Pope Gregory XVI. To read a bit more about the history and background of St. Valentine, check out my post from last year.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you are not lucky enough to be celebrating in the beautiful city of Dublin, hopefully some of these poems and list of vocabulary will help you celebrate the holiday as Gaeilge. \u2665<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo from Pixababy, CCO.<\/p><\/div>\n

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T\u00e1 gr\u00e1 agam duit<\/em> – I love you<\/p>\n

Mo ghr\u00e1 th\u00fa<\/em> –\u00a0You are my beloved<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 m\u00e9 i ngr\u00e1 leat<\/em> – I\u2019m in love with you<\/p>\n

A chuisle mo chro\u00ed<\/em> – The pulse of my heart<\/p>\n

Is t\u00fa mo st\u00f3ir\u00edn<\/em>* – You are my (little*) sweetheart<\/p>\n

*The \u201c-\u00edn\u201d at the end of St\u00f3ir\u00edn<\/em> makes the word St\u00f3r<\/em> (sweetheart) diminutive.<\/p>\n

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An 18th century poem by \u00dana N\u00ed Bhroin:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d3 Thugas Mo Ghr\u00e1 Dhuit<\/em>\u201d (Since I gave you my love)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A st\u00f3rach, bheinn beo, s\u00e9 mo dh\u00f3igh, go cena bliana,<\/em><\/p>\n

Gan dadamh a \u00f3l n\u00e1 l\u00f3n ar bith d\u2019iarraidh,<\/em><\/p>\n

Mo bh\u00e9al ar do bh\u00e9al-sa \u2019s mo dh\u00f3id ar do cliabh-sa,<\/em><\/p>\n

Ag \u00e9isteacht do ghl\u00f3ir ghlic do th\u00f3igfeadh mo phianta<\/em><\/p>\n

I could live for a year, I know, my love
\nNot asking for food or drinking a drop
\nWith my mouth on yours, my hand on your heart,
\nHearing your talk would heal my hurt<\/p>\n

A 20th century poem by Liam \u00d3 Muirthile:<\/p>\n

Teanga An Ghr\u00e1<\/strong> (The language of love)<\/p>\n

N\u00ed g\u00e1 di faic na ngr\u00e1st<\/em>
\nis \u00ed teanga ioml\u00e1n an ghr\u00e1<\/em>
\ngach an\u00e1il aici.<\/em><\/p>\n

She needs nothing at all
\nThe complete language of love
\nIs her every breath<\/p>\n

And finally, perhaps one of the most prolific Irish poets, William Butler Yeats:<\/p>\n

When You Are Old<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
\nAnd nodding by the fire, take down this book,
\nAnd slowly read, and dream of the soft look
\nYour eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;<\/p>\n

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
\nAnd loved your beauty with love false or true,
\nBut one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
\nAnd loved the sorrows of your changing face;<\/p>\n

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
\nMurmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
\nAnd paced upon the mountains overhead
\nAnd hid his face amid a crowd of stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

L\u00e1 fh\u00e9ile Vailint\u00edn sona duit – Happy Valentine’s Day! Today many people are celebrating love all around the world. If you happen to find yourself in Dublin it may be fitting to visit Whitefriar Street Church to see the resting place of St. Valentine himself! They were gifted to the church in the 19th century…<\/p>\n

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