DESCRIPTION:
Róisín Elsafty says:

"A beautiful prayer from my mother's schooldays. The prayer is to the Virgin Mary, that she look after us and keep us safe on land and sea. It also mentions the Guardian Angel, that God is before us and that God is with us. My mother first composed music for this prayer for the funeral of my new born cousin Fionnuala Ní Cheannabháin."

(the text in Irish follows the translation)

O Mother of the Graces, O Mother of the Son of God,
May you put me on the right road,
May you save me from every single evil,
May you save me both soul and body.
The Guard of the Angels above my head,
God before me and God with me.

O Mother of the Graces, O Mother of the Son of God,
May you put me on the right road,
May you save me on sea and on land,
May you save me on the slab of the pains.

O Mother of the Graces, O Mother of the Son of God,
May you put me on the right road,
May you save me on sea and on land,
May you save me on the slab of the pains.
The Guard of the Angels above my head,
God before me and God with me.

O Mother of the Graces, O Mother of the Son of God,
May you put me on the right road,
May you save me from every single evil,
May you save me both soul and body.

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A Mhuire na nGrást, a Mháthair Mhic Dé,
Go gcuire tú ar mo leas mé,
Go sábhála tú mé ar gach uile olc,
Go sábhála tú mé idir anam agus corp.
Garda na nAingeal os mo chinn,
Dia romham agus Dia liom.

A Mhuire na nGrást, a Mháthair Mhic Dé,
Go gcuire tú ar mo leas mé,
Go sábhála tú mé ar muir is ar tir,
Go sábhála tú mé ar leic na bpian.

A Mhuire na nGrást, a Mháthair Mhic Dé,
Go gcuire tú ar mo leas mé,
Go sábhála tú mé ar muir is ar tir,
Go sábhála tú mé ar leic na bpian.
Garda na nAingeal os mo chinn,
Dia romham agus Dia liom.

A Mhuire na nGrást, a Mháthair Mhic Dé,
Go gcuire tú ar mo leas mé,
Go sábhála tú mé ar gach uile olc,
Go sábhála tú mé idir anam agus corp.


Ón dlúth dhiosca / from the CD: 'Má Bhíonn Tú Liom', 2006.

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