1. Translate the
three phrases below into the languages of three different hearth cultures
practices in ADF, and submit a digital recording or cassette tape of these
phrases:
|
English
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Greek
|
Latin
|
Gaelic
|
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So Be It
|
Έστω
|
Fiat
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Mar
sin bitheadh
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|
We Thank You
|
χάριν υμὶν ἔχομεν
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Gratias tibi agamus
|
Tapadh
leibh
|
|
Accept this
sacrifice/offering
|
δέχομαι θυσία μας
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Acceptum hoc
sacrificio
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Glac dh’iobair
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My recording of these phrases can be found here:
2. Compose a simple inspirational invocation to
three bardic deities, one each from three different hearth cultures, as
practiced in ADF. (Minimum of four lines per invocation)
Invocation to Ceridwen (Welsh)
Ceridwen, goddess of
transformation,
Inspiration, and
knowledge,
Mighty magic maker,
And keeper of the
Cauldron of Inspiration.
You who birthed
Taliesin,
Great poet and bard
of Wales.
You are the womb of
potential
From which
inspiration flows.
I ask for your aid.
Grant me the
blessings of inspiration,
From deep within your
cauldron.
Let my thoughts
transform,
And the words flow
through me.
Apollo Bardic Invocation (Greek)
O, Apollo, son of
Zeus and Leto,
Patron of poetry,
God of the golden
lyre,
Who delights all of
Olympus,
I call you here
today.
Let my words be
pleasing
to all who receive
them.
Let your poetry
inspire my words,
Let your music lift
my spirit,
And let my
inspiration soar
Like a song on the
wind.
Brigid – An Inspiration Invocation (Irish)
Brigid, glorious
goddess of fire,
Fires that blaze in
the hearth,
Fires in the forge of
hard work,
And fires that burn
in my heart,
I call to you now.
May the flames of
inspiration
burn away my
inhibitions,
May your blessings of
poetry
Help to guide my
words.
Let your creativity
shine through me,
Lady Brigid of the
bards,
Hear my call!
Works Cited
Armstrong,
Robert Archibald. A Gaelic Dictionary in Two Parts. To which is Prefixed a
New Gaelic Grammar. London: Temple Printing Office, 1825.
Morwood, James. Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Riddle, Rev. J.E. A Complete English-Latin Dictionary.
London: Longmond, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1838.
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