Religion
To Whom Shall I Offer Oblation
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Invocations
To whom shall I offer oblation
In name of Michael on high?
I will give tithe of my means
To the forsaken illustrious One.
Because of all that I have seen,
Of His peace and of His mercy,
Lift Thou my soul to Thee, O Son of God,
Nor leave me ever.
Remember me in the mountain,
Under Thy wing shield Thou me;
Rock of truth, do not forsake me,
My wish it were ever to be near Thee.
Give to me the wedding garment,
Be angels conversing with me in every need,
Be the holy apostles protecting me,
The fair Mary and Thou, Jesu of grace,
The fair Mary and Thou, Jesu of grace.
Codex Note
Gaelic: Co Dha Dhiolas Mi Cios. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 46, Invocations.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “To Whom Shall I Offer Oblation.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/45/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “To Whom Shall I Offer Oblation.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/45/.
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