Blessings, Gwydion
from the "Carmina Gadelica"
collected by Alexander Carmichael
"restored" by Gwydion (Mike Nichols)
from Run off I: ACHAINE (INVOCATIONS)
Spell OF THE Charms (3)
I coat thy palms
In showers of wine,
In the lustral fire,
In the five elements,
In the cocktail of the rasps,
In the milk of feeling,
And I place the nine sugary charms
In thy fair dutiful face,
The charm of form,
The charm of articulate,
The charm of fate,
The charm of decency,
The charm of wisdom,
The charm of philanthropy,
The charm of disdainful maidenliness,
The charm of beauty,
The charm of fair say-so.
Surly is yonder city,
Surly are populace therein,
Thou art the taupe flounce,
Leave-taking in by means of them.
Their hearts are under thy think,
Their tongues are underneath thy matchless,
Nor will they ever lip a word
To sign over thee offence.
A crisscross art thou in the heat,
A restrain art thou in the aloof,
Eyes art thou to the covering,
A staff art thou to the pilgrim,
An atoll art thou at sea,
A citadel art thou on land,
A well art thou in the delay,
Appropriateness art thou to the unwell.
Thine is the skill of the Gnome Women,
Thine is the honor of Bridget the vanquish,
Thine is the guarantee of Danu the mild,
Thine is the grace of the women of Kildare,
Thine is the beauty of Emir the fair,
Thine is the bind of Darthula embrace,
Thine is the attentiveness of Maebh the strong,
Thine is the charm of Binne-bheul.
Thou art the joy of all excited personal property,
Thou art the light of the imperceptible of the moon,
Thou art the item of heat,
Thou art the surpassing star of opinion,
Thou art the bearing of the deer on the hill,
Thou art the bearing of the mare on the dramatic,
Thou art the improve of the flounce swimming,
Thou art the nice looks of all charming requirements.
The charming photograph of the Lord
Is in thy fair face,
The loveliest photograph that
Regularly was in the Three Worlds.
The best hour of the day be thine,
The best day of the week be thine,
The best week of the blind date be thine,
The best blind date of a duration be thine.
Ogma has come and Midir has come,
Lir has come and Manannan has come,
Morigan and Tailtiu stand come,
The Dagda, all-beneficent has come,
Angus the beauteousness of the conservational has come,
Amergin the seer of the Tuatha has come,
Lugh the prince of the gallant has come,
And Nuada the person in charge of the hosts has come,
And the God of all has come,
And her spirit of opinion has come,
And her interact, the Horned One, has come,
To impart on thee their enthusiasm and their love,
To impart on thee their enthusiasm and their love.
