A Mhoire! mhicean, bu dora dhomhsa sin a dheanamh dhuit na dhol eadar dha theine mhoir Bheaill.

Ah Mary! sonnie, it were worse for me to do that for thee, than to pass between the two great fires of Beall.

The Beltane Blessing from Carmina Gadelica

Bless,

O Threefold

true and bountiful,

Myself,

my spouse,

and my children,

My tender children

and their beloved mother at their head.

On the fragrant plain,

on the gay mountain pasture,

On the fragrant plain,

on the gay mountain pasture.

Everything within my dwelling

or in my possession,

all cattle and crops,

all flocks and corn,

From Hallow Eve

to Beltane Eve,

with goodly progress

and gentle blessing,

from sea to sea,

and every river mouth,

from wave to wave,

arid base of waterfall.

Be the Three Persons

taking possession of all to me belonging,

Be the sure Trinity

protecting me in truth;

Oh! Satisfy my soul

in the words of Paul,

and shield my loved ones

beneath the wing of Thy glory,

Shield my loved ones

beneath the wing of Thy glory.

Bless everything

and every one,

Of this little household

by my side;

Place the cross of Christ on us

with the power of love,

Till we see the land

of joy,

Till we see the land

of joy.

What time the cattle

shall forsake the stalls,

What time the sheep

shall forsake the folds,

What time the goats

shall ascend to the mount of mist,

May the tending of the Triune

follow them,

May the tending of the Triune

follow them.

Thou being

who didst create me

at the beginning,

listen and attend me

as I bend the knee to Thee,

morning and evening

as is becoming in me,

in Thine own presence,

O God of life,

in Thine own presence,

O God of life.

Yo lo Creo/

I believe and so it is