Póg Mé is the Lurgan version of Kiss You by 1D
Though it is MUCH better to listen to the students singing the song and imitate them, these approximations of pronunciations may help some people who want to learn more of the language.
BTW If you are a complete beginner and want to learn a simple way to read and speak the Irish language, please explore: https://ancroiait.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/learn-irish-lesson-1/
Here’s how I arranged each line of the song in four parts
Line 1: Correct Irish
Line 2: Approximate sound
Line 3. Word for word translation
Line 4. Translation
Note: Something to learn from this line
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Before you begin, please note: ch is a gentle short gargling sound.
G and C are always hard sounds (never j or s)
o is o as in orange
ó is o as in only
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Tá mé ‘g iarraidh thú a thógáil amach liom anocht.
taw may geeree hoo a hógawl umoch lum unucht
Is me at wanting you to take out with me tomight
I want to take you out tonight.
Note: In the combination th at the beginning of a word, you drop the t sound completely.
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Is cuma faoin am, cibé uair, cibé áit.
is cuma fween om kibay oor kibay awt
Is no matter under the time whatever time whatever place
No matter what time, whenever, wherever.
Note: The word for faoin means under the but here it really means about the
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Rachaidh muid ann a ghrá, ann a ghrá.
Rochu mwid on a ghraw, on a ghraw
Go-will we there, oh love, there oh love
We’ll go there, love, there, love.
Note: grá means love. a ghrá means you are actually talking directly to your love
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Gabhfaidh muid ann a ghrá, yeah.
góu mwid on a ghraw ye
Go-will we there, oh love, yeah
We’ll go there, love, yeah.
Note: Note the verb ending to indicate the tense. …faidh or fidh indicate the future
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Ó gabh i leith, gabh i leith, gabh i leith.
ó gulye, gulye gulye
oh go in toward (me) X3
Oh come here, come here, come here.
Note: Gabh i leith becomes a very quick combination of sounds: gulye sounds like one word.
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Inis dom rud amháin. Inis cén chaoi ‘is a lastar do cheann.
inish dum rud awawn inish kayn chee s a lostur du chyon
tell to me thing one. Tell which way is it that is lit your head
Tell me one thing. Tell [me] how to light you up.
Note: the number one amháin like other adjectives follows the noun but other numbers go in front.
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A bheabaí just scread amach, scread amach. A bheabaí just scread amach yeah!
A vaybee just shkrad umoch, shkrad umoch, a vaybee just shkrad umoch yay
Oh baby just shout out shout out oh baby just shout out yeah
Baby just shout [it] out, shout [it] out. Baby just shout [it] out yeah!
Note: Amach means out when there is some action or movement involved. Amuigh (umu) means outside (stationary).
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Ó feicim thú. Tú ag tnúth Lenár grá nua.
oh fekim hoo too eg tnoo len awr graw noo
Oh see-I you You at expecting with the our love new
Oh I see you. You anticipating our new love.
Note: Expecting with (ag tnúth le) is the equivalent of looking forward to
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Yeah, ‘nois inis dom faoi chuile uair a phóganns muid.
yay nish inish dum fwee chilu oor a fóguns mwid
Yeah now tell to me under every single time that kiss we
Yeah, now tell me about every single time we kiss.
Note: faoi means under (physical position) and about (intellectual position)
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Tosaíonn mo chroí ag crith A bheabaí abair yeah (X6)
tusneeun mu chree eg cri a vaybee obur yay
stars my heart at shaking oh baby say yeah
My heart starts to tremble. Baby, say yeah (X6)
Note: the …ing form needs the word ag (at) before the verb.
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Tá tú ag iarraidh crochadh thart.
taw too eg eeree cruchu hort
is you at wanting (to) hang around
You want to hang around.
Note: Tá mé ag iarraidh…. is a good way to say that you want or need something.
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Tá tú ag iarraidh bheith i gceart.
taw too eg eeree ve i gyart
is you at wanting to be in right
You want to be right.
Note: Tá tú ceart means You are right. It’s nice to hear 🙂
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A bheabaí abair yeah, yeah yeaah yeah, yeah!
a vaybee obur yay (X5)
Oh baby say Yeah (X5)
Oh Baby, say yeah, yeah yeaah yeah, yeah!
Note: Abair is the command form of SAY
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Gabh i leith ‘is póg mé. Na…
gulye is póg may. na
go in toward (me) and kiss me, Na
Come here and kiss me. Na….
Note: Na is just a sound here. It has no meaning. It’s like la, la, la
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Ag iarraidh thú ‘fháisceadh. Ag iarraidh thú ‘fháisceadh docht. X3
eg eeree hoo awshku. eg eeree hoo awshku ducht
ag wanting (to) you [to] hug at wanting (to) you [to] hug hard
Want to squeeze you. Want to squeeze you tight. X3
Note: ‘ before fháisceadh represents a missing a meaning to
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Yeah, spraoi ‘is craic a bheas ann anocht. Fág seo!
yay spree is crac a vays on unucht fawg sho
Yeah spree and fun that will be there tonight. Leave this
Yeah, there’ll be fun and spree tonight. Leave this!
Note: We get the English word spree (shopping spree) from the Irish word for fun spraoi.
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Lá breá, inniu nó amárach gheobhaidh mé thú.
law bra inyoo noo umawroch yóee may hoo
Day fine today or tomorrow Get-will I you
[On a] fine day, today or tomorrow I’ll get you.
Note: Gheobhaidh (will get) i very irregular and the sound is yóee so the bh and dh were lost and gh ► y here + long o +long i
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Beidh tú liomsa, liomsa, liomsa. Aon am, is cuma cén t-am.
baee too lumsu, lumsu, lumsu ayn om, is cuma kayn tom
be-will you with ME, with ME, with ME, any time, no matter what time
You’ll be with me, with me, with me. Any time whenever.
Note: with me liom ► with ME liomsa The sa gives the me extra strength.
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(Tá) ‘Tusa domsa Tá tú domsa, domsa, domsa.
(taw) tusu dumsu taw too dumsu, dumsu, dumsu
(Is) YOU for ME. IS you for ME, for ME, for ME
You’re for me. You’re for me, for me, for me.
Note: tusa and mise (mishe) are very important words for friendship: you and me 🙂
To introduce yourself, start with Is mise … (your name).
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Lá breá
law bra
day fine
One fine day
Note: There is no need for One or a in Irish here.
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If you want to start at the beginning learning how to read Irish words and some basic phrases try:
https://ancroiait.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/learn-irish-lesson-1/
