Yeah, it's not the bright, yeah, it's not the Brian Laris show theme. It's a young Irish artist named Seamatt. That song is from her

album, Euro Country, which came out last year. If you couldn't make out the lyrics, that's because they

were in Irish. I have a translation here that says, what am I to do if I'm not meeting you? I have an

empty head and a new personality.

I become more invisible. You're gone from my life. There's nothing left in the mirror.

Will I be beautiful, bald? So, for St. Patrick's Day, we're going to talk a little bit about the

history of the Irish language, including a decline in speakers that

many in Ireland are working now to reverse. And we're going to invite you to call up and say

something in Irish, if you have a favorite word or phrase. Joining us today is Nicholas Wolfe,

Associate Director for Research and Publishing Initiatives at Gluckman, Ireland House, that's NYU Center for

Irish and Irish American Studies. Nicholas, happy St. Patrick's Day. Thank you for spending a little

bit with us. Many thanks, Brian, and Banachdin Lafela Potrygit. Whatever that means. What does it mean?

That means happy St. Patrick's Day. So listeners,

here we go. Our phones are open. This may be a needle in a haystack in New York these days,

but if you speak Irish, not just if you are Irish, but if you speak the actual language of Irish

at all, call up and say any word or phrase in Irish that you

enjoy saying or that you think our other listeners would enjoy hearing.

212-433 WNYC, 212-433-9692. Again, if you speak Irish, call up and say any word or phrase in Irish that you enjoy saying

or that you think our other listeners would enjoy hearing. 212-433, WNYC, this time I'm not saying call or text.

We want your calls. We want to hear your voice. 212-433-9-6-9-2. Or maybe you have a story about learning

the language or not learning the language, because this is different generation-by-generation

for people living in Ireland. 212-433-9692.

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