"The musician played the fiddle but he died."

Translation: Sheinn an ceoltóir an fhidil ach fuair sé bás.

[FeargalMcGovern]

And that's why you should never play the fiddle!

[scilling]

I don’t know about that — what are the odds that if someone else plays the fiddle, that he’ll die again? ;*)

[JD.Hogan-Davies]

That one went south fast.

[Burma47]

Could you also say "d'éag sé"?

[scilling]

Yes.

[farrellfam4]

I have also seen the phrase "he died" written as "fuair sé a bhás" (literal translation: "he got his death"). Is this acceptable or is it more of an old form of expression?

[farrellfam4]

gram

[farrellfam4]

go raibh maith agat (spellcheck screwed up the last reply)

[AaronYoung7]

I've seen both used by both younger and older speakers. I'd say fuair sé a bhás would be a bit more emphatic/dramatic than fuair sé bás. Like, I'd have seen fuair sé a bhás in stories or situations with a bit of drama or ceremony to them and fuair sé bás more when people were just stating/reporting facts without any drama.

[Tutapata]

How would one pronounce "Fhidil"?
Is the "fh" silent or would you still use an f sound?

[SatharnPHL]

fh is silent.

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