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Gaelic Incantations. 431
Chuir e craicionn ri craicionn ;
Mar a shlanaich Criosda sin
Gu 'n slanaich mise so.
Christ arose early and went forth
One fine morning.
He beheld his horses' bones
Broken cross-wise.
He put bone to bone;
He put marrow to marrow ;
He put flesh to flesh ;
He put sinew to sinew
And put skin to skin.
As Christ healed these,
May I heal this.
The following is a version of the Eolas from Loch-
broom :
Chaidh Criosda mach
'S a' mhaduinn mhoich,
'S fhuair e casan nan each,
Air am bristeadh mu seach.
Chuir e cnaimh ri cnaimh,
Agus feith ri feith,
Agus feoil ri feoil,
Agus craicionn ri craicionn ;
'S mar leighis Esan sin,
Gu 'n leighis mise so.
Translated
Christ went forth
In the early morn
And found the horses' legs
Broken across.
He put bone to bone.
Sinew to sinew,
Flesh to flesh.
And skin to skin ;
And as He healed that,
May I heal this.
Here is another version from Uist :
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Dh'eirich Calum-Cille moch,
Fhuair e cnamhan a chuid each
Cas mu scach.