Of Aedh and Anu

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Mun do tharraing an eala gheal a slighe air na h-uisgeachan,
Before the white swan traced her path upon the waters,

mun do chuimhnich am bradan rathad na h-aibhne,
before the salmon remembered the river’s road,

mun do lasadh na reultan air culaidh na h-oidhche,
before the stars were kindled upon the cloak of night,

bha Aedh a’ còmhnaidh ann am broinn Anu.
Aedh dwelt in the womb of Anu.

An sin dh’fhan e tro linntean gun àireamh,
Therein he abode through ages unnumbered,

air a chumail ann am muir mhòr na neo-ni,
held in the vast sea of nothingness,

an t-aon àite bith a bha innte.
the only place of being within her.

Oir is i Anu Mòr-fharsaingeachd na Sìorraidheachd,
For Anu is Eternity’s Vastness,

agus Aedh an Lasair Bheò a tha na broinn.
and Aedh the Living Flame within.

Na doimhneachdan-san
In her depths

bha a Theine falaichte.
his Fire was hidden.

Na Tost,
In her Silence,

labhair E am Facal,
He spoke the Word,

agus dhùisg E an cruthachadh a bha na chadal
and awoke the sleeping creation

às a thost.
from its silence.

Is i an Tobar.
She is the Well.

Is e an Tonn a tha a’ còmhnaidh ann.
He is the wave that dwells within.

Oir is e Aedh lasair Anu,
For Aedh is the flame of Anu,

agus is i Anu connadh Aedh.
and Anu is the fuel of Aedh.

Dà ainm
Two names

air an aon Dìomhaireachd.
upon the one mystery.

Mar a tha a’ ghrian falaichte ann an oidhche na cruinne,
As the sun is hidden in the cosmic night,

agus mar a tha darach na chadal anns gach dearcan-daraich,
and as an oak sleeps in every acorn,

mar sin ghabh Aedh fois ann an Anu
so Aedh rested in Anu

ro thoiseach an t-saoghail.
before the world’s beginning.

Tha an darach agus an talamh a tha ga ghiùlan nan aon,
The oak and the earth that support it are one,

mar a tha an t-òran agus an seinneadair nan aon,
as the song and the singer are one,

mar a tha an abhainn agus a tobar nan aon,
as the river and its source are one,

mar sin tha Aedh agus Anu nan aon.
so Aedh and Anu are one.

Nuair a ghabh Anu anail,
When Anu breathed,

dh’fhàs na nèamhan nas fharsainge.
the heavens widened.

Nuair a ghluais Aedh,
When Aedh stirred,

dhùisg na reultan.
the stars awoke.

Nuair a labhair Aedh,
When Aedh spoke,

ghabh na saoghalan an cruth.
the worlds took form.

Nuair a dh’èist Anu,
When Anu listened,

mhair na saoghalan.
the worlds endured.

Na iarr Aedh an seo no an siud.
Seek not Aedh here nor there.

Oir tha a theine a’ losgadh anns gach cianalas.
For his fire burns in every longing.

Na iarr Anu anns na doimhneachdan a-mhàin.
Seek not Anu in the depths alone.

Tha a broinn a’ toirt gach nì beò gu bith.
Her womb brings forth every living thing.

An teine anns a’ cheann,
The fire in the head,

an aisling anns an neach-chadail,
the dream in the sleeper,

misneachd a’ bhradain,
the courage of the salmon,

foighidinn na beinne,
the patience of the mountain,

tha iad uile ag èirigh on èirigh-san.
all arise from their rising.

Oir is e Aedh Dùsgadh Sìorraidh dha fhèin.
For Aedh is the Eternal Awakening to itself.

Is i Anu Bunait Shìorraidh a’ Bhith.
Anu is the Eternal Ground of Being.

Tha na saoghalan air am fighe
The worlds are woven

on glacadh ri chèile.
from their embrace.