In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Rod about an Irish Blessing, ‘May the road rise to meet you’.
Text of the poem in Irish/Gaelic:
Go n-éirí an bóthar leat
Go raibh an ghaoth go brách ag do chúl
Go lonraí an ghrian go te ar d'aghaidh
Go dtite an bháisteach go mín ar do pháirceanna
Agus go mbuailimid le chéile arís,
Go gcoinní Dia i mbos A láimhe thú.
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Text of the poem in English:
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Rod’s version for his friend Mark:
Markie,
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your self,
And, until we meet again,
May your god hold you in their arms
And you feel our love for you.
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