CARMINA GADELICA

Ortha nan Gaidheal

THE QUERN BLESSING

On Ash Eve

We shall have flesh,

We should have that

We should have that.

The cheek of hen,

Two bits of barley,

That were enough

That were enough.

We shall have mead,

We shall have spruce,

We shall have wine,

We shall have feast.

We shall have sweetness and milk produce,

Honey and milk,

Wholesome ambrosia,

Abundance of that,

Abundance of that.

We shall have harp, (small ?)

We shall have harp, (pedal ?)

We shall have lute,

We shall have horn.

We shall have sweet psaltery

Of the melodious strings

And the regal lyre,

Of the songs we shall have,

Of the songs we shall have.

The calm fair Bride will be with us,

The gentle Mary mother will be with us.

Michael the chief

Of glancing glaves,

And the King of kings

And Jesus Christ,

And the Spirit of peace

And of grace will be with us,

Of grace will be with us.