A Mhoire! mhicean, bu dora dhomhsa sin a dheanamh dhuit na dhol eadar dha theine mhoir Bheaill.
Ah Mary! sonnie, it were worse for me to do that for thee, than to pass between the two great fires of Beall.
The Beltane Blessing from Carmina Gadelica
Bless,
O Threefold
true and bountiful,
Myself,
my spouse,
and my children,
My tender children
and their beloved mother at their head.
On the fragrant plain,
on the gay mountain pasture,
On the fragrant plain,
on the gay mountain pasture.
Everything within my dwelling
or in my possession,
all cattle and crops,
all flocks and corn,
From Hallow Eve
to Beltane Eve,
with goodly progress
and gentle blessing,
from sea to sea,
and every river mouth,
from wave to wave,
arid base of waterfall.
Be the Three Persons
taking possession of all to me belonging,
Be the sure Trinity
protecting me in truth;
Oh! Satisfy my soul
in the words of Paul,
and shield my loved ones
beneath the wing of Thy glory,
Shield my loved ones
beneath the wing of Thy glory.
Bless everything
and every one,
Of this little household
by my side;
Place the cross of Christ on us
with the power of love,
Till we see the land
of joy,
Till we see the land
of joy.
What time the cattle
shall forsake the stalls,
What time the sheep
shall forsake the folds,
What time the goats
shall ascend to the mount of mist,
May the tending of the Triune
follow them,
May the tending of the Triune
follow them.
Thou being
who didst create me
at the beginning,
listen and attend me
as I bend the knee to Thee,
morning and evening
as is becoming in me,
in Thine own presence,
O God of life,
in Thine own presence,
O God of life.
Yo lo Creo/
I believe and so it is
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