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Irish Litanies (Author: Unknown)

Litany 13

Litany of the Creation

1. Ateoch friut an dechmad
   Gradh i talmain trebruid;
   Aiteoch Michel molbthach
   Dom cobuir ar demnuibh.
2. Atteoch friut um Michel
   Muir is tir gan tathom;
   Atteoch friut cen dimes
   Cech diles De Athar.
3. Ateoch friut, a Coimde,
   Cesud do cuirp cacht-bain;
   Aiteoch friut in teeoir,
   Aiteoch friut in acctail.
4. Aiteoch muintir nime,
   Co Michel domm anmain,
   Aiteoch friut noema in domain
   Dom chobuir for talmain.
5. Aiteoch muintir nime,
   Co Michel nglan nglesda;
   Atteoch friut in treidhe,
   Gaith, is grein is escca.
6. Atteoch friut an usci,
   Ocus inn aer nangbaid;
   Atteoch friut in tenid,
   Atteoch friut in talmain.
7. Aitteoch friut an trinoit,
   An tentide tuaghda,
   Atteoch in da mesraigthi,
   Ateoch in da uarda.
8. Aitteoch friutt in tacmainc
   Ind firmmamint fhonnmair;
   Ateoch gach ngrad ngég-mall,
   Sluagh na retlann ro-ghlan.
9. Aitteoch friut in rigraid
   Cona rigraid rig-trein,
   Aiteoch uile diamra,
   Ateoch miada Michel.

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10. Aiteoch friut cech beothach
    Ro blais bass is bethaid;
    Ateoch friut cech marb-duil
    Ar do dag-ruin ndrechaig.
11. Ateoch friut do desherc
    Is doimne inna ind fairgi;
    Ateoch tusa fein,
    A rig greine gairge
12. Cach naom fuil, boi, bias,
    's cech naem-óg cen brefail,
    Co Mic[h]el caem comuid
    Dom cobuir cen cechuid. (?)
13. Rom aingid in lucht sa;
    Atteoch friutsa a Athair.
    Ateoch.
14. Iorraimm duit, Athair,
    Ar mo beth at gradaib;
    Isi seo co cumair
    In sguab cunnail crabaid.
15. Cid cumair i mbri[a]thruib,
    Is cetul glan gle-cert,
    Is lomnan do duthracht,
    Is comlan hi cleircecht.
16. Is congra do naemuib,
    Is temet do duilib,
    Is atach fri hainglip,
    Angid
    [...]
    in luirig.
17. [Is l]uirech dom anmain,
    Is din dom, corp cride,
    Is aicce shuairc solam,
    Is molad Righ nimhe.
18. Is naomad do dainib,
    Nos geibu (?) co gresach;
    Is breth neich a gabail,
    Is crabad, is cessad.
19. Is corp Crist do caithim,
    Ocus is cath angbaid;
    Is credem caem comlan,
    Is comrad fri hainglib.

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20. Cech aingel, cech cetul,
    Gach naom dil cona dathaib,
    Cech duil fil fod nert sa,
    Ateoch fritsa, Athair.
    Ateoch.
21. Atteoch friut in aimsir
    Cona fodluibh foillsibh,
    Ateoch friut in dorcha,
    Aiteoch friut in tsoillsi.
22. Atteoch uile duile,
    Eter nem is talum,
    Imon naibinnius suthain
    Do tabuirt dom anmain.
23. Do trocuire dermair,
    Do cumachta os cathaib,
    Do cendsa red bidbaid,
    A Rig inmuin atlaim (?),
24. As gach cat[h] dom cobuir;
    Ateoch friutsa. Athair.
    Aiteoch.