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Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu 脌irigh na h-Aon Oidhche faisg air Siabost ann an taobh an iar Le貌dhais. Uill, seo agaibh sgeulachd eile 脿s an aon sg矛re. Chan ann mun mh貌intich a tha i, ach mun chladach. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a th鈥� oirre E貌ghann na Mara.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha E貌ghann a鈥� fuireach faisg air a鈥� chladach. Bhiodh e gu tric a鈥� falbh don chladach aig muir-tr脿igh, feuch fiodh no rudan eile a lorg. Latha a bha seo, chaidh e s矛os gu bonn geodha. Bha e cas cas agus cunnartach faighinn ann 鈥檚 faighinn 脿s.

听听听听听听听听听听听 R脿inig E貌ghann am bonn. Chunnaic e boireannach, agus a c霉l ris. Bha falt fada aice. Ri a taobh, air muin cloiche, bha se貌rsa de dh鈥檃odach, le earball-猫isg agus itean-猫isg air. Thuig E貌ghann gum b鈥� e seo maighdeann-mhara. B鈥� e a craiceann a bh鈥� air a鈥� chloich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chuala a鈥� mhaighdeann cas-cheum an duine. Thionndaidh i gu grad. Dh鈥檉heuch i ri a cuid aodaich a thogail. Ach bha E貌ghann ro luath dhi. Thog esan an t-aodach. Choimhead e air a鈥� mhaighdinn. 鈥楥貌 thu agus d猫 an gnothach a th鈥� agad an seo?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich E貌ghann.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥業s mise banrigh an aiginn,鈥� thuirt i. 鈥�Thoir dhomh mo chuid aodaich.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楢 bhanrigh,鈥� thuirt E貌ghann, 鈥榥a bithibh feargach leam. Tha mi airson faighinn a-mach a bheil e na rabhadh dhuinn 鈥� gun t猫id ar coimhearsnachd a sgrios 鈥� gu bheil sibh an seo?鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楾ha mi a鈥� tuigsinn,鈥� thuirt a鈥� mhaighdeann-mhara, 鈥榞u bheil mac-an-duine dhen bheachd gu bheil mo leithid na rabhadh gun tig sgrios, agus mar sin gu bheil sinn olc. Ach 鈥檚 e r矛gh an aiginn a n矛 an sgrios. Chan urrainn do mhaighdeann-mhara ach rabhadh a thoirt do mhac-an-duine gu bheil sgrios a鈥� tighinn. Tha sinn a鈥� d猫anamh sin oir tha gr脿dh againn do mhac-an-duine.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檌nns a鈥� mhaighdeann-mhara do dh鈥橢貌ghann nach robh droch naidheachd aice an turas seo. Thug E貌ghann taing dhi airson sin, agus thuirt e rithe gun robh i air a bheatha atharrachadh. Cha chanadh e tuilleadh gur e droch chreutairean a bha sna maighdeannan-mara. Bha e a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse don a h-uile duine gur e creutairean math鈥� a bh鈥� annta.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楢 dhuine,鈥� thuirt a鈥� mhaighdeann-mhara, 鈥榯ha mi toilichte sin a chluinntinn. Bheir mi duais dhut. Aig a鈥� ghealaich 霉ir gach m矛os, beagan ron chamhanaich, ma thig thu gu mullach a鈥� bhearraidh seo, os cionn a鈥� gheodha, gheibh thu iasg m貌r a chumas biadh ri do theaghlach. Ach tha c霉mhnant air 鈥� chan fhaod thu seo innse do dhuine sam bith gus am bi thu seachad air ochdad bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Leis a sin, thog i a cuid aodaich bho E貌ghann, chuir i oirre e agus thill i don fhairge. Agus mar a gheall i, 鈥檚 ann a thachair e. Cha do thuig a theaghlach d猫 bha air c霉l soirbheas E貌ghainn mar iasgair. Ach bha e ainmeil airson a bhith na iasgair math. Chuir daoine 鈥楨貌ghann na Mara鈥� air mar ainm. Gus an robh e ochdad bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois, cha robh a theaghlach riamh gann de dh鈥檌asg.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Air an ochdadamh ceann-bliadhna aige, dh鈥檌nns E貌ghann do a theaghlach mun mhaighdinn-mhara. Aig an ath ghealaich 霉ir, cha robh iasg sam bith aig mullach a鈥� gheodha. Agus chaochail E貌ghann d矛reach tr矛 m矛osan 脿s d猫idh sin.

Siabost: Shawbost; E貌ghann na Mara: 鈥楬ugh/Ewan of the sea鈥�; 尘耻颈谤-迟谤脿颈驳丑: low tide; maighdeann-mhara: mermaid.

Chan ann mun mh貌intich a tha i, ach mun chladach: it鈥檚 not about the moor but about the shore; chaidh e s矛os gu bonn geodha: he went down to the bottom of a geo (an inlet of the sea with steep sides); bha e cunnartach faighinn ann 鈥檚 faighinn 脿s: it was dangerous to get into and to get out of; agus a c霉l ris: with her back to him; le earball-猫isg agus itean-猫isg air: with a fish tail and fish fins on it; cas-cheum an duine: the man鈥檚 footsteps; thionndaidh i gu grad: she turned suddenly; c貌 thu agus d猫 an gnothach a th鈥� agad an seo?: who are you and what are you doing here?; banrigh an aiginn: the queen of the deep; a bheil e na rabhadh dhuinn gu bheil sibh an seo?: is it [as] a warning that you are here?; gu bheil mac-an-duine dhen bheachd gu bheil mo leithid na rabhadh gun tig sgrios: that humans think that my like is a warning that destruction will come; thuirt e rithe gun robh i air a bheatha atharrachadh: he told her that she had changed his life; cha chanadh e tuilleadh gur e droch chreutairean a bha sna maighdeannan-mara: he鈥檇 never again say that the mermaids were bad creatures; gheibh thu iasg m貌r a chumas biadh ri do theaghlach: you鈥檒l get a lot of fish that will keep your family fed; thill i don fhairge: she returned to the ocean; mar a gheall i, 鈥檚 ann a thachair e: as she promised, so it happened; cha do thuig a theaghlach d猫 bha air c霉l soirbheas X mar iasgair: X鈥檚 family didn鈥檛 understand what was behind his success as a fisherman; air an ochdadamh ceann-bliadhna aige: on his eightieth birthday.

air muin cloiche: on the top of a stone. Air muin, being a compound preposition, takes the genitive. In many instances in modern Gaelic, the genitive form of the noun is avoided in the absence of the article. But, in the case of air muin, it feels right to maintain the traditional mode of genitivising even without the article (thus air muin cloiche rather than air muin clach). This is perhaps due to the common usage of air muin eich 鈥榦n horseback鈥� where each is always given in its genitive (singular) form eich.

Thoir dhomh mo chuid aodaich: give me my clothes.

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