Shannon Bryan and a choir of Colaiste Lurgan student sing Adele's "Hello."YouTube

Irish language students from Coláiste Lurgan in Co Galway covered Adele’s hit song “Hello” as Gaelige (in Irish) in spectacular fashion. 

The Irish language video for "Hello," featuring lead singer Shannon Bryan accompanied by a great cast of fellow students, has gone viral, drawing more than 2.2 million views since its debut in 2016.

The lovely folks from Colaiste Lurgan even provided the lyrics to “Hello” as Gaelige in case you want to sing along:

Hello, tú ann?
Mé smaoineamh théis na mblianta
Ar mhaith leat casadh liom?
Le ghoil siar ar chuile shórt 
Deir siad go gcneasódh am mo phiansa 
Ach, táimse fós ag fulaingt

Hello, gcloiseann tú mé? 
Tá mé síoraí breathnú siar ar an gcaoi mbíodh rudaí linn
‘S muid chomh hóg agus saor
gCuimhin leat an gliondar sular thit an domhan mórthimpeall orainn?
Muid ‘nois chomh difriúil oná chéile
Is ait an mac an saol 

Hello dhuit ag tíocht anall
Ó dheoraí grá atá faoi smál
Ag iarra’ tharla a chuir ina cheart 
Ná habair riamh go bhfuil ar ngrá thart 

Hello dhuit ón taobh thall 
Na bí chomh fuar mar níl aon chall 
Admháim mo chionnta 
Ba ormsa an locht
Nach féidir tosú ón tús ‘ríst anocht

Le do thoil

Hello, ce chaoi bhfuil?
Gach rud coinní’ ‘stigh rófhada
Tá sé seo chomh deacair
In am bogadh ar aghaidh
Scaoil uait a tharla ná breathnaigh siar 
Is fág i bhfad taobh thiar dhúinn
Ní haon rún é nach bhfuil ceachtar a’ainn i dTír na nÓg.

The endlessly talented students from the Gaeltacht school Coláiste Lurgan have made covered plenty of hit songs in Irish, including Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," Coldplay's "Hymn for the Weekend," Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again," and Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You."

Well done to these students for their efforts in preserving the Irish language in a fresh and modern way!

* Originally published in September 2016. Last updated October 2023.