SAMONIOS
SLANICETO SAMONII
(THE SAMHAIN BLESSING)
My God, my gods, and my friends,
Myself, my spouse, and my children,
My tender children and their beloved mother at their head.
My parents, and my grandparents and their parents deceased.
On the fragrant plain, on the gay mountain sheiling,
On the fragrant plain, on the gay mountain sheiling.
Everything within my dwelling or in my possession,
Everything around my dwelling or in my possession,
All kine and crops, all flocks and corn,
From Samonios to Belotennia Eve,
From Belotennia to Samonios Eve.
With goodly progress and gentle blessing,
From field to field, and every hill top,
From road to road, and every country path,
From sea to sea, and every river mouth,
From wave to wave, and base of waterfall.
Be the Three Persons taking possession of all to me belonging,
Be the sure Triune Godhead protecting me in truth;
Oh! satisfy my soul in the words of Amarogenos, the seer.
And shield my loved ones beneath the wing of Thy glory,
Shield my loved ones beneath the wing of Thy glory.
Bless everything and every one,
Of this little household by my side;
Place the Labaron sign on us
with the power of word,
Till we see the land of joy,
Till we see the land of joy.
What time the kine shall forsake the stalls,
What time the sheep shall forsake the folds,
What time the goats shall ascend to the mount of mist,
May the tending of the Triune follow them,
May the tending of the Triune follow them.
Thou Being who didst create me at the beginning,
Listen and attend me as I bend the knee to Thee,
Morning and evening as is becoming in me,
In Thine own presence, O God of life,
In Thine own presence, O God of life.
INVOCATION
Power of eye be thine
Power of element be thine
Power of my hearts desire
Power of surf be thine
Power of swell be thine
Power of the sap of my reason
Power of Lord Cuculantios be thine
Power of Albiiorixs, the King of the World be thine
Power of Uindos, the king of the Ueinnai.
THE SOUL SHRINE
To keep guard around this stead to-night,
A band sacred, strong, and steadfast,
That will shield this soul-shrine from harm.
Safeguard Thou, Deiuon, this household to-night,
Themselves and their means and their fame,
Deliver them from death, from distress, from harm,
From the fruits of envy and of enmity.
Give Thou to us, Samanios, O God of peace,
Thankfulness despite our loss,
To obey Thy statutes here below,
And to enjoy Thyself above.
KINDLING THE FIRE
As Matra Maiia would.
The encirclement of Brigantia and of Maiia
On the fire, and on the floor,
And on the household all.
Who are they on the bare floor ?
Brennos and Iuocarros and Iuocarrobos.
Who are they by my bed ?
The lovely Brigantia and her Fosterling.
Who are those watching over my sleep ?
The fair loving Bouenda and her calf.
Who is that anear me ?
The King of the sun, He himself it is.
Who is that at the back of my head ?
The Son of Life without beginning, without time.
SMOORING THE FIRE
To save,
To shield,
To surround
The hearth,
The house,
The household,
This eve,
This night,
Oh! this eve,
This night,
And every night,
Each single night.
Oam/Aim!
A ABALLE!
(The apple tree)
O apple tree
Apple branch
Apple tree
Tree of apples
O apple tree, The Gods be with thee
May the moon and the sun be with thee
May the east and west winds be with thee
May everything that ever existed be with thee
May every bounty and desire be with thee
May every passion and divinity be with thee
May great Samonios and his band be with thee
May everyone, like myself, be with thee.
UXS TRIES
(The Three Above)
The Three Who are over me,
The Three Who are below me
The Three Who are above me here
The Three Who are above me yonder
The Three Who are in the earth
The Three Who are in the air
The Three who are in the heaven
The Three who are in the great pouring sea.
II
AMBIUOLCAIA
AMBIUOLCAIA
(THE LUSTRATION)
In the mild rays of the sun,
As Bouenda bathed Ogios Maqos
In the rich milk of Ualias.
Sweetness be in my mouth,
Wisdom be in my speech,
The love the fair Cadra gave her God
Be in the heart of all flesh for me.
The love of Oinogustios in my breast,
The form of Belenos protecting me,
There is not in sea nor on land
That can overcome the King of the Lord's stay.
The hand of Magosia about my neck,
The hand of Brigantia about my breast,
The hand of Lugus laving me,
The hand of Aesus saving me.
Variant -
Force in my mouth,
Sense be in my speech,
The taste of nectar on my lips,
Till I return hither.
GENEALOGY OF BRIGANTIA
Radiant flame of gold, noble mother-daughter of Dagodeuos.
Brigantia the daughter of Donnos Gallos the brown,
Son of Aedus, son of Artos, son of Connos,
Son of Crigiru, son of Cisos, son of Curmiucos, son of Carruinos.
Every day and every night
That I say the genealogy of Brigantia,
I shall not be killed, I shall not be harried,
I shall not be put in cell, I shall not be wounded,
Neither shall Lugos leave me in forgetfulness.
No fire, no sun, no moon shall burn me,
No lake, no water, nor sea shall drown me,
No arrow of fairy nor dart of fay shall wound me,
And I under the protection of my divine Danua,
And my gentle foster-mother is my beloved Brigantia.
Medua Riganissa Noxtos
(Medua, Queen of the Night)
(to New Moon)
Hail unto thee
Jewel of the night!
Beauty of the heavens
Jewel of the night!
Mother of the stars
Jewel of the night!
Fosterling of the sun,
Jewel of the night!
Majesty of the stars
Jewel of the night!
Areteros Celtias
RUNA MATRONI
(Mystery of the 'Muthairn')
Ioi Maponos Matronos,
Thou King of the sun,
Thou King of the planets,
Thou King of the stars,
Thou King of the globe,
Thou King of the sky,
Oh! lovely Thy countenance,
Thou beauteous Beam.
Two loops of silk
Down by thy limbs,
Smooth-skinned;
Yellow jewels
And a handful
Out of every stock of them.
INVOCATION OF THE NINE GODDESSES
(Restored Form)
In showers of wine,
In the lustral fire,
In the seven elements,
In the juice of the rasps,
In the milk of honey,
And I place the nine pure choice goddesses
In thy fair fond face,
The goddess of form,
The goddess of voice,
The goddess of fortune,
The goddess of goodness,
The goddess of wisdom,
The goddess of gifts,
The goddess of choice maidenliness,
The goddess of whole-souled loveliness,
The goddess of goodly speech.
Dark is yonder town,
Dark are those therein,
Thou art the brown swan,
Going in among them.
Their hearts are under thy control,
Their tongues are beneath thy sole,
Nor will they ever utter a word
To give thee offence.
A shade art thou in the heat,
A shelter art thou in the cold,
Eyes art thou to the blind,
A staff art thou to the wandering sage,
An island art thou at sea,
A fortress art thou on land,
A well art thou in the desert,
Health art thou to the ailing.
Thine is the skill of the Fairy Woman,
Thine is the virtue of Brigantia the calm,
Thine is the faith of Etana the mild,
Thine is the tact of the woman of Gallia,
Thine is the beauty of Amero the lovely,
Thine is the tenderness of Uednalo delightful,
Thine is the courage of Medua the strong,
Thine is the charm of Bendis-Betlo, (melodious mouth).
Thou art the joy of all joyous things,
Thou art the light of the beam of the sun,
Thou art the door of the chief of hospitality,
Thou art the surpassing star of guidance,
Thou art the step of the deer of the hill,
Thou art the step of the steed of the plain,
Thou art the grace of the swan of swimming,
Thou art the loveliness of all lovely desires.
The lovely likeness of the Lord
Is in thy pure face,
The loveliest likeness that
Was upon earth.
The best hour of the day be thine,
The best day of the half-month be thine,
The best half-month of the year be thine,
The best year in the Son of Dagodeuos's domain be thine.
Marouesos has come and Esdratis has come,
Uidsciatos has come and Semiatis has come,
Bouenda and the Maiden Cadra have come,
Iuocatus Ollatir the all-beneficent has come,
Oinogustios Ogios the beauteousness of the young has come,
Nemetos the seer of Magosia has come,
Setantios Cuculantios the prince of the valiant has come,
And Lugus the chief of the hosts has come,
And Uindos the mild has come,
And the Ogmios of true guidance has come,
And Nodens the King of kings has come on the helm,
To bestow on thee their protection and their affection,
To bestow on thee their protection and their affection,
To bestow on thee their protection and their affection.
III
BELOTENNIA
(Fires of Bel)
IOI GREINNA!
Hail to thee Greinna, thou sun of the seasons,
As thou traversest the skies aloft;
Thy steps are strong on the wing of the heavens
Thou art the glorious mother of the stars.
Thou liest down in the destructive ocean
Without impairment and without fear
Thou risest up on the peaceful wave-crest
Like a queenly maiden in bloom.
THE GUIDING LIGHT OF ETERNITY
Unto the joyous light of this day,
Be Thou bringing me from the new light of this day
Unto the guiding light of eternity.
Oh! from the new light of this day
Unto the guiding light of eternity.
THE PROTECTION OF THE CATTLE
Grassy meads aneath your feet,
The friendship of Boruos,
To bring you home
To the field of the fountains,
Field of the fountains.
Closed be every pit to you,
Smoothed be every knoll to you,
Cosy every exposure to you,
Beside the cold mountains,
Beside the cold mountains.
The care of Semiatis and of Marouesos,
The care of Esdratis and of Uesciatis,
The care of Brigantia fair and of Ogia Etana,
the virginal Maiden
To meet you and to tend you,
Oh! the care of all the band
To protect you and to strengthen you.
BLESSING OF THE KINDLING
In presence of the godly messengers of heaven,
In presence of Arios of the loveliest form,
In presence of Urios of the myriad charms,
Without malice, without jealousy, without envy,
Without fear, without terror of any one under the sun,
But the Holy Labaron of the gods to shield me.
Without malice, without jealousy, without envy,
Without fear, without terror of any one under the sun
But the Holy Labaron of the gods to shield me.
God, kindle Thou in my heart within
A flame of love to my neighbour,
To my foe, to my friend, to my kindred all,
To the brave, to the knave, to the thrall,
O Son of the loveliest Bouenda,
From the lowliest thing that liveth,
To the Name that is highest of all.
O Son of the loveliest Bouenda,
From the lowliest thing that liveth,
To the Name that is highest of all.
MOGUNOS OF MY LOVE
Thou it is who would'st us guide,
Thou fragrant body of grace,
Remember us.
Remember us, thou God of power,
Who didst encompass and protect the people,
Succour thou us in our distress,
Nor forsake us.
Lift our flocks to the hills,
Quell the wolf and the fox,
Ward from us spectre, giant, fury,
And oppression.
Surround cows and herds,
Surround sheep and lambs;
Keep from them the water-vole,
And the field-vole.
Sprinkle dew from the sky upon kine,
Give growth to grass, and corn, and sap to plants,
Water-cress, deer's-grass, 'ceis,' burdock,
And daisy.
O Magunos of fame,
On the barque of the heroes,
On the crests of the waves,
On the sea, on the land,
Aid and preserve us.
AESUS WHO OUGHT TO BE PRAISED
To renew the withered tree
As to wither the new
Were it His will so to do.
Aesus! Aesus ! Aesus !
Aesus! meet it were to praise Him.
There is no plant in the ground
But is full of His virtue,
There is no form in the strand
But is full of His blessing.
Aesus! Aesus ! Aesus!
Aesus! meet it were to praise Him.
There is no life in the sea,
There is no creature in the river,
There is naught in the firmament,
But proclaims His goodness.
Aesus ! Aesus ! Aesus!
Aesus! meet it were to praise Him.
There is no bird on the wing,
There is no star in the sky,
There is nothing beneath the sun,
But proclaims His goodness.
Aesus! Aesus ! Aesus !
Aesus! meet it were to praise Him.
SULIUIA SULIS
(The Eye of the Sun)
The eye of Belios, the great God
The eye of Brannos, the God of glory
The eye of Meduris, the King of hosts
The eye of Bitus, the King of the living
Pouring upon us
At each time and season
Pouring upon us
Gently and generously
Glory to thee
Thou Glorious Sun
Glory to the, thou Sun
Face of the God of Life.
IIII
LUGU NAISSATIS
(Commemoration of Lugh)
A DANA LUGU!
(* Hey Lugh The Gift)
Hey Lugus the Gift, Ho the Gift
Hey Lugus the Gift, on the living.
Son of the dawn, Son of the clouds,
Son of the planet, Son of the stars,
Hey Lugus the Gift, Ho the Gift
Hey Lugus the Gift, on the living.
Son of the rain, Son of the dew,
Son of the welkin, Son of the sky,
Hey Lugus the Gift, Ho the Gift
Hey Lugus the Gift, on the living.
Son of the flame, Son of the light,
Son of the sphere, Son of the globe,
Hey Lugus the Gift, Ho the Gift
Hey Lugus the Gift, on the living.
Son of the elements, Son of the heavens,
Son of the moon, Son of the sun,
Hey Lugus the Gift, Ho the Gift
Hey Lugus the Gift, on the living.
Son of Etiona of the God-mind,
And the Son of Baloros first of all news,
Hey Lugus the Gift, Ho the Gift
Hey Lugus the Gift, on the living.
A Lugu desumis Lugi!
BLESS, O CHIEF OF GENEROUS CHIEFS
BLESS, O Chief of generous chiefs,
Myself and everything anear me,
Bless me in all my actions,
Make Thou me safe for ever,
Make Thou me safe for ever.
From every elemental and sedo-bena,
From every evil wish and sorrow,
From every nymph and water-wraith,
From every fairy-mouse and grass-mouse,
From every fairy-mouse and grass-mouse.
From every troll among the hills,
From every siren hard pressing me,
From every ghoul within the glens,
Oh ! save me till the end of my day.
Oh! save me till the end of my day.
PRAYER FOR VICTORY
In the nine rays of the sun,
As Bouenda bathed her Son
In the rich fermented milk.
Honey be in my mouth,
Affection be in my face;
The love that Bouenda gave her Son
Be in the heart of all flesh for me.
All-seeing, all-hearing, all-inspiring may God be,
To satisfy and to strengthen me;
Blind, deaf, and dumb, ever, ever be
My contemners and my mockers,
The tongue of Ogmios in my head,
The eloquence of Ogmios in my speech;
The composure of Lugus Lord of gods
Be mine in presence of the multitude.
DULIORIXS
(RULER OF THE ELEMENTS)
Through the Caspian 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 ?
Sulaxsos and Uocomarcos and Uesos and the wise,
Three to whom laud and obeisance are due.
Who are the group near to my helm ?
Sulaxsos and Uocomarcos and Uesos, the wise;
Manauionos/Manauiyanos 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 Manauitanos, Chief of each wind,
Son of Lero, Wave of victory,
Son of Lero, Wave of victory.
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