Fluent Fiction - Irish: Harmony in Winter: Aoife's Journey to Find Her Voice Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ga/episode/2024-12-19-08-38-19-ga Story Transcript:Ga: Sa scoil ard atá clúdaithe le brat sneachta, bhí an t-atmaisféar laistigh lán le teannas agus spleodar.En: In the high school covered with a blanket of snow, the atmosphere inside was full of tension and excitement.Ga: Bhí Aoife, Cian, agus Eamon istigh i halla na scoile, áit a raibh an cóiriú do éis na Nollag ar foluain agus na suíocháin folmha ag fanacht le lucht féachana ag ceolchoirm an Gheimhridh.En: Aoife, Cian, and Eamon were inside the school hall, where the post-Christmas decorations were hanging and the empty seats were waiting for the audience at the winter concert.Ga: Bhí an cleachtadh mór don cheolchoirm sa tolglann ar siúl.En: The big rehearsal for the concert was taking place in the lounge.Ga: Bhí Aoife ina sealbhóir ar an bpáirt thábhachtach sa chór.En: Aoife had the important role in the choir.Ga: Bhí an-ghuth aici, ach bhí sí an-neirbhíseach.En: She had a great voice, but she was very nervous.Ga: Bhí eagla uirthi os comhair an tslua mór.En: She was afraid in front of the large crowd.Ga: Bhí Cian ann chun comhairle a thabhairt agus chun tacú léi.En: Cian was there to give advice and to support her.Ga: Bhí sé aclaí ar ghiotár agus bhí féith mhacánta aige maidir le cairdeas.En: He was skilled on guitar and had a genuine streak of friendship.Ga: "Eisteoir, Aoife," a dúirt Cian lena guth socair.En: "Listen, Aoife," said Cian with his calm voice.Ga: "Ní gá go bhfuil tú i d'aonar.En: "You’re not alone.Ga: Úsáid do chumas agus déan grá an cheoil a mhothú.En: Use your ability and feel the love of the music.Ga: Is féidir leat é.En: You can do it."Ga: " Bhí na focail sin cosúil le solas sa dorchadas do Aoife.En: Those words were like a light in the darkness for Aoife.Ga: Bhí Eamon, an ceannaire, dian, ach bhí croí maith aige.En: Eamon, the leader, was strict, but he had a good heart.Ga: D'iarr sé ar gach duine teacht ar ais tráthnóna le haghaidh cleachtaidh breise.En: He asked everyone to come back in the evening for extra practice.Ga: "Tá muinín agam ionat, a Aoife," a dúirt sé.En: "I have confidence in you, Aoife," he said.Ga: Mar sin féin, le gach iarracht, bhí eagla fós i gcroí Aoife agus níorbh fhéidir léi amhrán a chur i láthair go neamhfhoirmiúil.En: Nonetheless, with every effort, fear still resided in Aoife's heart, and she couldn’t present a song informally.Ga: Tar éis uair an chloig, d'fhan Aoife agus Cian.En: After an hour, Aoife and Cian remained.Ga: Shocraigh siad cleachtadh níos mó.En: They decided to practice more.Ga: Shuí siad ar chéim an dorcha lóistín agus d'fhoghlaim siad óna chéile.En: They sat on the darkened stage steps and learned from each other.Ga: Bhí séasúr ag Cian leis an ngiotár, agus leag sé buille éadrom mar thacaíocht don Aoife.En: Cian was seasoned with the guitar and set a gentle beat as support for Aoife.Ga: Agus í ag canadh arís is arís eile le rithim a ghiotáir, bhí a guth ag socrú isteach agus suaimhneas ag líonadh a croí.En: As she sang repeatedly to the rhythm of his guitar, her voice settled in, and peace filled her heart.Ga: Tháinig an cleachtadh mór deireanach.En: The final big rehearsal came.Ga: D'fhéach an lucht féachana ar na scoláirí.En: The audience looked at the students.Ga: Stán Aoife ar aghaidh agus bhraith sí an eagla ag teacht uirthi arís.En: Aoife stared ahead and felt the fear coming over her again.Ga: Le linn an nóiméad cinniúnach sin, chuala sí an giotár bog de chuid Cian.En: During that crucial moment, she heard the soft guitar of Cian.Ga: Chuir sin misneach ina croí.En: It instilled courage in her heart.Ga: Thosaigh sí ag canadh.En: She began to sing.Ga: Bhí a guth álainn, cosúil le sneachta réidh ag titim.En: Her voice was beautiful, like smooth snow falling.Ga: Bhí an halla ciúin.En: The hall was quiet.Ga: Ag deireadh an cheolchoirme, d'ardaigh Aoife a ceann suas, le mothú úra féinchinnteacht.En: At the end of the concert, Aoife raised her head, with a fresh feeling of self-confidence.Ga: Tháinig borradh ollmhór boladh de phreispéis ón lucht féachana.En: A huge wave of applause came from the audience.Ga: Bhí aoibh gháire Cian ag soilsiú.En: Cian's smile was shining.Ga: Thuig Aoife go raibh cairdeas agus iarracht ríthábhachtach.En: Aoife understood that friendship and effort were crucial.Ga: Bhí sí anois níos láidre ná riamh agus ábalta a céimeanna féin a ghlacadh i solas an spotsoilse, gan faitíos ar an saol.En: She was now stronger than ever and able to take her own steps into the spotlight, without fear of the world. Vocabulary Words:blanket: brattension: teannasexcitement: spleodardecorations: cóiriúlounge: tolglannrehearsal: cleachtadhnervous: neirbhíseachcrowd: sluaadvice: ...
