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Storm of Revelation: Ciarán's Journey of Hope
Fluent Fiction - Irish: Storm of Revelation: Ciarán's Journey of Hope
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Story Transcript:
Ga: Ciarán bhíodh sa seachtain ó shin, a dhá lámh ag crith le heagla agus fuinneamh an stoirm.
En: Ciarán stood there last week, his two hands trembling with fear and the energy of the storm.
Ga: Bhí na céimeanna cloiche ag Skellig Michael sleamhain faoin mbáisteach láidir, cosúil le céimeanna imeall an domhain.
En: The stone steps at Skellig Michael were slippery under the heavy rain, like steps at the edge of the world.
Ga: Las an tintreach suas an spéir, nochtadh radharc na seanmainistreach os a chomhair.
En: The lightning lit up the sky, revealing the scene of the ancient monastery before him.
Ga: Bhí sé ag bun an staighre sin, nuair a shocraigh sé gur aici a raibh na freagraí faoina gcaillteanas.
En: He was at the bottom of that stair when he decided that it was here he would find the answers about their loss.
Ga: Bhí Saoirse, a bhean chéile, caillte anuraidh, agus d'fhág sin poill gan líonadh ina shaol.
En: Saoirse, his wife, had been lost the previous year, leaving holes in his life unfilled.
Ga: Bhí sé ag lorg dóchais agus brí, ag iarraidh teacht ar shíocháin.
En: He was seeking hope and meaning, trying to find peace.
Ga: Ar bharr an stair, stán sé amach ar an bhfarraige iontach orthu.
En: At the top of the stairs, he stared out at the marvelous sea before them.
Ga: D'fhéach sé i dtreo an horáisian, ag éisteacht leis an ngaoth ag éirí níos láidre, cosúil le gol turais fada.
En: He looked towards the horizon, listening to the wind growing stronger, like the wail of a long journey.
Ga: Seo é Skellig Michael, na clocha, na mainistreacha, na scéalta.
En: This was Skellig Michael, the stones, the monasteries, the stories.
Ga: Bhí sé cosúil le cuairt cairde ar ais as an am atá caite.
En: It was like visiting friends from times past.
Ga: Bhí Ciarán ag miongháire le cuimhní, cé go raibh an farraige ag gáire leis, bhuail a chroí leis an cineál sin tuiscosán a thagann nuair a bhíonn anam á shamhailt agat.
En: Ciarán was smiling with memories, even though the sea was laughing with him, his heart was struck by the kind of insight that comes when you're imagining a soul.
Ga: Bhí Aoife ag súil leis síos sa mbaile freisin.
En: Aoife was expecting him back home as well.
Ga: Chuala sé a guth céibh chomh soiléir leis an lá go raibh siad ag siúl i gcúl ó mhaidin go ceann tráthnóna.
En: He heard her voice as clearly as the day they walked the paths from morning to evening.
Ga: Cuirfidh an stoirm an dúshlán a bhí air i gcuimhne dó.
En: The storm would remind him of the challenge he faced.
Ga: Ach sa bhlitz an tintreach, feictear dó Saoirse, ag seasamh lena taobh, a lámh sínte amach.
En: But in the lightning flash, he saw Saoirse, standing beside him, her hand outstretched.
Ga: Bhí sí breactha ag neamhní agus grá.
En: She was marked by nothingness and love.
Ga: Chuimil sé a shúil, ach níor imigh an radharc, ag meabhrú dó go raibh sé ag clúdach le hais na mainistreach ársa.
En: He rubbed his eyes, but the vision did not fade, reminding him that he was nestled beside the ancient monastery.
Ga: Bhí a croí an-mhór, cosúil le cloí agus féidearthacht.
En: Her heart was very large, like an embrace and possibility.
Ga: D'fhéach sé go hiomlán isteach sna réaltaí, ag tabhairt ama don stoirm réidhú go mall, ag maolú sosanna.
En: He looked fully into the stars, giving time for the storm to slowly calm,
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