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Rainy Rendezvous: Love and Music in a Galway Tea House
Fluent Fiction - Irish: Rainy Rendezvous: Love and Music in a Galway Tea House
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Story Transcript:
Ga: Tá an scéal seo suite i dteach tae beag i nGaillimh.
En: The story is set in a small tea house in Gaillimh (Galway).
Ga: Tá an báisteach fánach ag tiomáint go trom fós, agus tá Eamon ag seasamh taobh istigh den doras.
En: The sporadic rain is still driving heavily, and Eamon is standing just inside the door.
Ga: Tá sé fliuch báite ón mbáisteach, ach tá teas an tae ag fáiltiú roimhe faoin díon sin.
En: He is soaked from the rain, but the warmth of the tea greets him under that roof.
Ga: Bíonn an teach tae seo plódaithe le daoine i gcónaí, agus inniu nach bhfuil aon eisceacht ann.
En: This tea house is always packed with people, and today is no exception.
Ga: Tá Siobhán sa chúinne istigh sa tseomra, curtha taiblí de chaiféí roimpi, agus mias de sméara dubha agus craobh réidh dóibh.
En: Siobhán is in the corner of the room, with coffee tables laid out before her, and a dish of blackberries and raspberries ready for them.
Ga: Tá aintín aici sa chathair seo, ach tá sí féin ina cónaí thar lear leis na blianta fada.
En: She has an aunt in this city, but she herself has been living abroad for many years.
Ga: Tá a croí briste as aintín agus as saol na Gaillimhe.
En: Her heart is broken over her aunt and the life in Galway.
Ga: Go tobann, súil Siobhán leamh-sá ar aghaidh a fheiceann na pictiúir de cheoltóirí áitiúla ar na ballaí.
En: Suddenly, Siobhán's listless gaze meets the faces in the pictures of local musicians on the walls.
Ga: Tá ceol traidisiúnta Gaelach ag seinm sa chúlra, agus tugann sé solas aoibhneasach don tírdhreach fuar, cé go dtiteann an díle báistí go réidh ar na fuinneoga.
En: Traditional Irish music is playing in the background, bringing a cheerful light to the cold landscape, even as a fine rain falls gently on the windows.
Ga: Tagann Eamon chomhfhad, an fonn cósúil le ceol gurb é a spreag.
En: Eamon comes over, seemingly inspired by the music he hears.
Ga: "An bhfuil suim agat ins an gceol seo?
En: "Are you interested in this music?"
Ga: " a fhiafraíonn sé go cúthail.
En: he asks shyly.
Ga: Bíonn cuma ar a aghaidh, náireach, ach le fonn an bia agus an cheoil ag sruthú tríd an atmaisféar.
En: There is an embarrassed look on his face, but the desire for food and music flows through the atmosphere.
Ga: "Is breá liom é," a deir Siobhán, aoibhneas ina súile.
En: "I love it," Siobhán says, joy in her eyes.
Ga: "Tá na tonnta ceoil cosúil le céimeanna de mo shaol anseo, ar shlí.
En: "The waves of music are like the steps of my life here, in a way."
Ga: "Tá plé siamsúil idir iad, agus tosaíonn siad ag caint faoi bhuan-óidhreacht Eamon agus a chuid grianghrafadóireachta.
En: They have an entertaining conversation, and they start talking about Eamon's heritage and his photography.
Ga: Luann Siobhán a cuid scéalta, atá cosúil le fathaigh amuigh faoin spéir i bhfad i gcéin.
En: Siobhán mentions her stories, which are like giants under the distant sky.
Ga: Ach tá eagla ar Eamon.
En: But Eamon is afraid.
Ga: Tá sé faitíosach go mbeidh masla an diúltaithe air mar a tháinig roimhe seo.
En: He is fearful of the insult of rejection as he faced before.
Ga: Tá sé fós ag iarraidh fiosrú an dáimh nua seo.
En: He is still trying to explore this new relationship.
Ga: Is le deacracht a chruinníonn sé a misneach, ach deir sé, "An mhaith leat teacht le
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