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Ar-dot·raib bennacht co brath!
Ar-dot·raib bennacht co brath!
(may-be-before-you * blessing * until * doomsday)
May blessings await you always!
Rop lir do chlann gainim lir!
Rop lir do chlann gainim lir!
(may-be * as numerous * your * offspring * as sands * of sea)
May your progeny be as numerous as the sands of the sea!
Ní túalaing mór nad·fhulaing in mbec.
Ní túalaing mór nad·fhulaing in mbec.
(not * capable of * great(ness) * who does not endure * the * small)
He who cannot bear the small is not capable of the great.
Rop réid rémunn cech n-aimreid!
Rop réid rémunn cech n-aimreid!
(may be * smooth * before-us * every * unsmoothness)
May every rough spot before us be smooth.
May every difficulty before us be easy.
Sonus lomma ...
Sonus lomma is lenna lir,
buáid comairle in cech caingin,
búaid comperta, clú co mbail,
búaid creiche adiu, buáid slúagaid.
(luck * of milk * and * of ale * plentiful
victory * of counsel * in * every * affair
victory * of conception * fame * with * prosperity
victory * of raid * from here * victory * of military expedition)
Luck of milk and of plentiful ale,
successful advice in every matter,
success in procreation, fame with prosperity,
success in raiding hence, and victory in war.
Bendacht duine, bendacht Dé ...
Bendacht duine, bendacht Dé,
robet ort ule ’malle,
fort chlaind, fort chiniud cen cess
nachus·tarla anfaitchess.
(blessing * of man * blessing * of god
may-they-be * on-you * all * together
on-your * children * on-your * offspring * without * sorrow
not-to-them · may-happen * calamity)
Man’s blessing and God’s blessing,
may they all be on you together,
on your children, on your offspring unscathed,
may no calamity befall them.
Asoilgi laith lochrúna.
Asoilgi laith lochrúna.
(opens * ale * dark secrets)
Ale reveals dark secrets.
Narab marthain duit!
Narab marthain duit!
may not be * remaining in existence * to you
May you not remain alive!
Ach ach as tind ar toirrthimm...
Ach ach as tind ar toirrthimm,
choimthind lind clach is cerchaill.
oh * oh * is * sore * our * sleep
equally sore * to us * stone * and * pillow
Sleep comes hard to me,
the pillow might as well be rock.
Atá in spideog derg uli...
Atá in spideog derg uli, a Domnaill, ocus atusa am oenur.
is * the * robin * red * all * o * Domhnall * and * I am * in my * oneness
The robin is all red, Donald, and I am all alone.