Anam nan Sìthichean: Soul of the Spirits (Scottish Gaelic Chant from Carmina Gadelica)

Описание: "Beannaichidh Dia sibh uile" — "God bless you all." This is a modern composition in the spirit of the Carmina Gadelica, the seminal collection of Scottish Gaelic prayers and incantations. Titled "Anam nan Sìthichean" (Soul of the Spirits), this chant evokes the deep, animistic faith of the Gaels, where the divine is found in every loch, hill, and stone, and where the ancestors and the Good Folk (sìthichean) walk alongside the living.

Full Original Scottish Gaelic Text:
Beannaichidh Dia sibh uile
Anam nan sìthichean còmhla rinn
Lochan glinn, sruthadh nan uisge
Cnocan ag caoineadh leis na gaoithe
Clarsach ag seinn ceòl nan seanachadh
Bodhrán a’ bualadh, cridheachan ag tarraing
Na h-ancestors a’ stiùireadh ar camhan
Na fiadh-bheatha a’ coimhead, ag èisteachd
Rèaltaichean ag lonradh, speuran soilleir
Gaoithe ag iomadh rudan dhutsa
Uisgeachan ag glanadh cridheachan
Fàire agus solas, ag lìonadh an anam
Eileanan agus glinn, ceòl nan nàdur
Sìth agus solas a’ dol tro ar n-anam
Sìthichean a’ dannsadh leis na fèidh
Cairtean cloiche, clach-mhìorbhail a’ teagasg
Cnocan agus lochan, ceòl nan seann dhùthchasan
Anam nan daoine, a’ ceangal ri nàdur
Ceòl nan draoithe, solas nan sìthichean
Sìth agus gràdh a’ lìonadh ar cridheachan

English Translation:
God bless you all
Soul of the spirits together with us
Lochs of the glen, flowing of the waters
Little hills keening with the winds
The clarsach harp playing the music of the lore
The bodhrán beating, hearts drawing near
The ancestors guiding our steps
The wildlife watching, listening
The stars shining, skies bright
The wind turning things to you
The waters cleansing hearts
The horizon and light, filling the soul
Islands and glens, the music of nature
Peace and light going through our soul
The fairies dancing with the deer
Stone circles, miracle stones teaching
Hills and lochs, music of the old lands
The soul of the people, binding with nature
The music of the druids, light of the fairies
Peace and love filling our hearts

Context & Meaning:
This chant is a heartfelt homage to the tradition of the Carmina Gadelica. It captures the essence of the Gaelic worldview, which makes no stark division between the sacred and the secular, the human and the natural, or the living and the ancestral. The "spirits" (sìthichean) are the myriad beings of the land, and the "soul" (anam) is the animating force shared by people, nature, and the Otherworld. This piece is a prayer for blessing, a map of a spiritual landscape, and a celebration of the eternal bond between the people and the old lands, all held together by the ceaseless music of creation.

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