Transcript

Fáilte dhuid, a Mhuire mhór,
A mhaighdean (shaor, ár ndeacair fóir).
A mháthair Íosa, a réalt na mara,
A sciath na mbocht, is tú a n-anamcharaid.

Tú a thóg ar ais an bláth (úd a) thuit
(Le hÉabha is mór na ngrásta dhuid).
Tú a thóg an t-uan a (shaoraigh) sinn
Anois agus uair ár n-éagadh linn.

Tabhaigh dhúinne síocháin Dé,
Scaoil na glais a cheanglas mé.
Greim don bhocht, don dall a shúil,
A mháthair mhuirneach rí na (ndúl).

A chathaoir na suáilce is (airde an reacht),
A chathaoir na (héigse is na heolaíocht[1]).
Saor sinn uile (ar chéim) do Mhic,
Ar olc, ar (uamhain) agus ar (fheirg).

A réalt na maidne is (a airdríon),
Seachain sinn ar (uaigh) na bpian.
(Moltar thú faoi do choimrí gan mhaíomh)
An tAthair, an Mac, agus an Spiorad Naomh.

Translation

You are welcome, great Mary,
Noble virgin, help us (?) (...).
Mother of Jesus, star of the sea,
Protector of the poor, you are our soul friend.

You took back the flower that fell
(...).
It was you who raised the lamb who redeemed(?) us
With us now and at the hour of our death.

Give us God's peace,
Open the locks that bind me.
A morsel for the pauper, sight for the blind man,
Loving mother of the king of elements.

Seat(?) of the virtues whose law is highest (?),
Seat(?) of learning and humility(?).
Free us all through your Son's distinction (?),
From evil, from terror(?) and from anger(?).

Star of the morning and high queen(?),
Guard us against the pit(?) of pains.
(...) under your protection (?) (...)
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

Commentary

Other versions of this prayer appear in Douglas Hyde, Abhráin diadha Chúige Connacht (2 vols, London and Dublin, 1906), vol. 1, 390-3; Énrí Ó Muirgheasa, Dánta diadha Uladh (Dublin, 1936), 205-6; and Dónall Ó Baoill, Amach as ucht na sliabh: imleabhar 2 (Gaoth Dobhair, 1996), 29.