CARMINA GADELICA

Ortha nan Gaidheal

PRAYER FOR TRAVELLING

Life be in my speech,

Sense in what I say,

The bloom of cherries on my lips,

Till I come back again.

The love Christ Jesus gave

Be filling every heart for me,

The love Christ Jesus gave

Filling me for every one.

Traversing corries, traversing forests,

Traversing valleys long and wild.

The fair white Mary still uphold me,

The Shepherd Jesu be my shield,

The fair white Mary still uphold me,

The Shepherd Jesu be my shield.