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Irish Litanies (Author: Unknown)

Litany 12

Litany of the Virgin Mary

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Columcille cecinit.
1. A Muire min maith-ingen, tapair furtacht dún;
   A criol chuirp chomdeta, a comrair na run!
2. A righan na righraide, a naom-ingen ogh,
   Ail dún co ra dilgaithe triut ar tarmthecht trogh.
3. A trocuire, a dilgedach, co rath Spirat ngloin,
   Guid lind in ri firbrethach, don cloind cumhra cain.
4. A croeb do cloind Isse isin choll-caill coimh,
   Ail damh coniom bisse dilgad mo cuil chloin.
5. A Muire, a mind mor-maisech, ro tsaorais ar sil;
   A lesmaire lor-maisech, a lubgort na riogh!
6. A ligach, a loinderrda, co ngnim gensa ngil,
   A arg oir cain coindealta, a noeim-gein do neimh!
7. A mathuir na firinne, ro cindis ar cach,
   Guidh lemsa do primgeine dom saorad a mbrath.
8. A buadach, a bunata, a buidnech, a balc,
   Guidh lend Crist cumachtach, t'athuir is do mac.
9. A retla ran roguide, a bile fo blath,
   A sudrall tren toguide, a grian goires cach.
10. A arrad na holl-oirbe tresa cing cach caidh,
    Gurab tu ar comairge docum rigtig rain.
12. A chathair caom cumraidhe, dodraogha in ri,
    Oll-aighe boi at urbruinde tremsi co ba tri.
13. A rigdorais rogaidhe triasar chin i crí
    Grien taithnemhach togaide, Isu mac De bii.

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14. Ar egnairc na caom-geine ro compred it bru,
    Ar ecnairc in aon-gene is airdrig in cach dú;
15. Ar egnairc a croiche sium is uasle gach croich,
    Ar ecnairc a adnacail atranacht i cloich;
16. Ar ecnairc a esergi asraracht ria cach,
    Ar ecnairc in naob-theglaigh as gach dú do brath,
17. Gorop tu ar comairci, a flaith comde cain,
    Co ndechsam la hIsagan alme cen be (?) mair.

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