CARMINA GADELICA

Ortha nan Gaidheal

RULER OF THE ELEMENTS

The Children of Israel, God taking them,

Through the Red Sea obtained a path,

They obtained the quenching of their thirst

From a rock that might not by craftsman be hewn.

Who are they on the tiller of my rudder,

Giving speed to my east bound barge ?

Peter and Paul and John the beloved,

Three to whom laud and obeisance are due.

Who are the group near to my helm ?

Peter and Paul and John the Baptist;

Christ is sitting on my helm,

Making guidance to the wind from the south.

To whom does tremble the voice of the wind ?

To whom become tranquil strait and ocean

To Jesus Christ, Chief of each saint,

Son of Mary, Root of victory,

Son of Mary, Root of victory.