Padjer Columb Killey - Aalish Kilgallon
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 09/08/2021

A traditional Manx song formed from a prayer for peace citing Columb Killey (Comcille / St. Columba).
The Manx Gaelic words here translate as:

Peace of God and peace of man,
Peace of God on Columb-Killey,
On each window and each door,
On every hole admitting moonlight,
On the four corners of the house,
On the place of my rest,
And peace of God on myself.

The Manx original is:
Shee Yee as shee ghooinney / Shee Yee as Columb Killey / Er dagh uinniag, er dagh dorrys / Er dagh towl cur stiagh re hollys / Er kiare corneilyn y thie / Er y voayl ta mee my lhie / As shee Yee orrym pene.

More information about the traditions of Laa Columb Killey in the Isle of Man is available here: https://www.culturevannin.im/manxfolklore/laa-columb-killey-679260/

This is an extract from a video love letter from the Isle of Man to the Festival Interceltique de Lorient, recorded, 8 July 2021, Peel, Isle of Man, by Culture Vannin.
The full concert is available here: https://www.culturevannin.im/watchlisten/videos/love-letter-to-lorient-689559/

This film was produced by Culture Vannin in 2021.
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