Religion
A Resting Prayer
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Invocations
God shield the house, the fire, the kine,
Every one who dwells herein to-night.
Shield myself and my beloved group,
Preserve us from violence and from harm;
Preserve us from foes this night,
For the sake of the Son of the Mary Mother,
In this place, and in every place wherein they dwell to-night,
On this night and on every night,
This night and every night.
Codex Note
Gaelic: Achanaidh Taimh. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 43, Invocations.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “A Resting Prayer.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/42/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “A Resting Prayer.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/42/.
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