The Dragons Egg : The Royal Blessing / La Richsa Bennacht

The Royal Blessing

La Richsa Bennacht

Priest:

May the light of the Gods be within you,

Ma la lei tu la Gods beneth weth yu,

May it bind you and guide you from this world unto the next.

Ma ere bin yu un ude yu o span shal wuld unta la ni.

Flesh upon flesh

Far ere far

Bone to thy bone

Namh tu e namh

Blood of thy blood

Buile tu e buile

Take this thy cup of offering,

Glada hath ere lu tirisancht

And drink from it willingly,

Na dru span ere villenle,

In honour of thy God Heiden.

Ee onir  lu ere God Heiden.

Couple:

I give to thee my hands; to guide you through this world and the next.

Er ga tu tha mein and; tu ude nor thra dre hath wuld un la sathanor.

I give to thee my lips; as a sign of my eternal love.

Er ga tu tha mein pias; mar a cartha tu lo sorisha luuv.

I give to thee my gold; that you shall never want.

Er ga tu tha mein gul; hodad nor kall eva woun.

I give to thee my blade; that you shall bare many sons (Male)

Er ga tu tha ere mein blada; hodad nor kall lom mana suns.

I take from thee thy sword and give it back to thee in honour of our union (Female).

Er nere span tha ere mein clara na ga ere isha tu tha ee onir tu ar  ushla.

Priest:

To the North, I present unto the Gods this blessed union,

Tu la Nath, Er laither untu la Gods hath beinnaith ushla,

To the South, I present unto the Gods this blessed union,

Tu la Suth, Er laither untu la Gods hath beinnaith ushla,

To the East, I present unto the Gods this blessed union,

Tu la Eeth, Er laither untu la Gods hath beinnaith ushal,

To the West, I present unto the Gods this blessed union.

Tu la Weth, Er laither untu la Gods hath beinnaith ushal.