Religion
The Blessing of the New Year
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Seasons
God, bless to me the new day,
Never vouchsafed to me before;
It is to bless Thine own presence
Thou hast given me this time, O God.
Bless Thou to me mine eye,
May mine eye bless all it sees;
I will bless my neighbour,
May my neighbour bless me.
God, give me a clean heart,
Let me not from sight of Thine eye;
Bless to me my children and my wife,
And bless to me my means and my cattle.
Codex Note
Gaelic: Beannachadh Bliadhna Uir. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 67, Seasons.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Blessing of the New Year.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/66/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Blessing of the New Year.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/66/.
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