Thursday, 1 March 2007

Irish blessing

Here's to you and here's to me
I pray that friends we'll always be,
But if by chance we disagree,
The heck with you and here's to me!

May the hinges of our friendship
Never grow rusty.

May you live to be a hundred
And may I live to sing at your wake!

May there always be work for your hands to do,
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine warm on your windowpane,
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you,
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.

May your glass be ever full.
May the roof over your head be always strong.
And may you be in heaven
half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.

Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.

May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.

1 comment:

Miss Japa said...

Go n-eírí an bóthar leat.