Category: Carmina Gadelica
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Yule Chant
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Hail the sun! Hail the sun!Blessed is he! Blessed is he! Hail the sun! Hail the sun! Blessed is he! Blessed is he! Prosperity be upon this dwelling,On all that we have heard and seen,On the bare bright floor flags,On the shapely standing stone staves, Hail the…
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Resting Rune
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O Powerful Goddess,Ward the house, the fire, the animals,And everyone who dwells herein tonight.Shield myself and my beloved Coven,Preserve us from violence and from harm;Preserve us from foes and evil intent,For the sake of She who stands at the crossroadsAnd He who hides himself in the hilltop fire,In this place,…
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Lady, Thou Gate of Life
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Lady, thou gate of life, Attend to us, So mote it be! Lady, thou gate of death, Bring peace to us, So mote it be! Oh, with us and for us Where we shall longest be, So mote it be! Be about the morning of our day, Be about the…
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Yule Carol
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Hail the sun! Hail the sun!Blessed is he! Blessed is he!Hail the sun! Hail the sun!Blessed is he! Blessed is he! All hail! Let there be joy! This night is the eve of the great Nativity,Reborn is the son of the Great Mother,The rays of his face will touch…
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The Rune of Lady Day
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The rune of Lady Day, O bright Goddess,Truth above the strength of arms always. On Lady Day Lugh was conceived,Sun Child of golden yellow hair,On Lady Day Lugh was conceivedAs a blessing to the world. Lady Day, the fourth feast day,The Goddess ordained to make merry,To create life everlasting,Without making…
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The Maiden and the Child
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Behold the Maiden Goddess approaching,The Sun-King so young on her breast. O Gentle Goddess, and O Baby Sun!Bless ye this house and all herein. Bless ye the food, bless ye the board,Bless ye the corn, the flock and the store. What time to us the quarter was scarce,It is thou…
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The Gift of Power
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I am the warmth, I am the light,I am the Child of this night. I am the Son of the Great Mother,Greeting you on hilltops facing east. Noble and fair is the Maiden Mother Goddess,Noble am I upon her young breast. Sun of the Moon, Sun of the Stars,I peep…
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The Casket of Ancient Spells
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On Monday will come the great stormWhich the airy firmament will pour,We shall be anxious the while, All who will hearken. On Tuesday will come the other element,Heart paining, hard piercing,Wringing from pure pale cheeks Blood, like showers of wine. On Wednesday will blow the wind,Sweeping bare strath…
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The Blessing of the Struan
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Each meal beneath my roof,They will all be prepared together,In name of the Goddess of plenty, Who gave them growth. Milk, and eggs, and butter,The good produce of our own flock,There shall be no dearth in our land, Nor in our dwelling. In name of Manannan of my…
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The Blessing of the New Year (Lady Day)
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[recited upon arising] Goddess, bless to me the new day,Never vouchsafed to me before;It is to celebrate thy blessingsThou hast given me this time, Lady. Bless thou to me mine eye,May mine eye bless all it sees;I will bless my neighbor,May my neighbor bless me. Goddess, grant me a light…