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“Ag Críost an Síol”

Ceol / Liricí - Seán Ó Riada

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Ag Críost an síol,
ag Críost an fómhar,
in iothlainn Dé
go dtugtar sinn.

Ag Críost an mhuir,
ag Críost an t-iasc,
i líonta Dé
go gcastar sinn.

Ó fhás go haois,
is ó aois go bás,
do dhá láimh, a Críost,
anall tharainn.

Ó bhás go críoch,
ní críoch ach athfhás,
i bParthas na nGrást
go rabhaimid.

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“The Seed is Christ’s”

Translation - George Simms

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The seed is Christ’s
and his the sheaf,
within God’s barn
may we be stored.

The sea is Christ’s
and his the fish,
in the nets of God
may we be caught.

From birth to youth
and from youth till death,
your two hands, O Christ,
stretch over us.

From death - the end?
no end but new life,
in sweet Paradise
may we be found.

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Amongst the evocative words of Seán Ó Riada is the word
“athfhás” which speaks of something cut down but also of
a new life and better second life after the great harvest.