Hi all,

Thanks for making this forum such a wonderful place to learn! I've gotten so many excellent ideas from the members here. I am looking for translation of the following phrase before committing to it:

"Go raibh splanc an ghrá spreagtha go síoraí in bhur gcroíthe"

If there are a few native speakers that could provide their take on the words above it would be most appreciated. Thank you in advance!!

It would help if you were to explain what you mean to say, because the expression is a bit confusing. Pending figuring out what else to change, if the ending remains essentially as is, it would be "... i bhur gcroíthe" [no "n" after the "i"].

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

Also, typically the singular is used for things that everyone has one of...so I would say "i bhur gcroí."

"In" is sometimes used before "bhur," but I don't know where, or what the rules are.

Redwolf

It is definitely in bhur in Standard Irish



And I'd expect an /n/ sound in all dialects except for Ulster.

I didn't realize that! It's good to know (I checked FGB, and it agrees with you).

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

What did you want translated?

Words can differ in meaning depending on context or intended meaning. Like splanc can mean either ember or flame.
What you have there is something like: May the flame of love be encouraged eternally in your hearts.

And bear in mind what the grammar experts before me have commented.

Hi All,

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond! I apologize for not including what I wanted translated, I should have also posted that in my original message.

Basically, I took a variation of a phrase that was recommended in another thread by MacBoo and sent this to an artist who is doing work for me. The artist wanted to confirm the phrase with his own source before incorporating it into the work. The desired translation is "May the spark of love be kindled eternally in your hearts."

It looks like Bríd Mhór was very close based on what was provided, but if there is a better way of saying this I am open to suggestions. My understanding is the person who sent back that translation to the artist is a native speaker, but I know there are so many interpretations depending on dialect, etc.

Thanks again!!