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Is Mo Chen In Maiten Bán Gan ainm |
Medieval Irish Lyrics edited & translated by James Carney Berkeley & Dublin: Univ. of California Press & The Dolmen Press, 1967 |
| (early Modern Irish, possibly 11th century) | Come Into My Dark Oratory - translation by James Carney |
Is mo chen in maiten bán,
do-thét ar lár m’airiuclán,
is mo chen don í rus-foí,
in maiten buacdach bithnaí.
A ingen Aidche úaille,
a siúr na Gréine glúaire,
is mo chen, a maiten bán,
foillsiges orm mo lebrán.
It-chí agaid cach tige,
soillsigi túaith is fine,
is mo chen, a muingel mass,
acainn, a órchaín amnass.
Maiden of good family,
Sun’s sister, daughter of proud Night,
ever-welcome the fair morn
that brings my mass-book light.
Touching the face of each house,
illumining every kin,
white-necked and gold-bedecked -
welcome, imperious one. Come in.
