Living
Herding Blessing (I)
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Labour
The keeping of God and the Lord on you,
The keeping of Christ always on you,
The keeping of Carmac and of Columba on you,
The keeping of Cairbre on you going and coming,
And the keeping of Ariel the gold-bright on you,
The king of Ariel the gold-bright on you.
The keeping of Bride the foster-mother on you,
The keeping of Mary the yellow-haired on you,
Of Christ Jesus, the Son of peace,
The King of kings, land and sea,
And the peace-giving Spirit, everlasting, be yours,
The peace-giving Spirit, everlasting, be yours.
Codex Note
Gaelic: Beannachadh Buachailleachd. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 100, Labour.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Herding Blessing (I).” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/99/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Herding Blessing (I).” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/99/.
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