picture by Yvonne Gilbert.
My Lord Manawyddan, thou whom
The Triads name as one of the Three Tribe-Herdsmen,
Tend Thou us to the cot and the fold,
Sain us beneath Thine own glorious mantle;
Thou Shield of Dyved, guard us for ever.
Be thou a hard triumphant glave
To shield us securely from every wicked spell,
From unclean spirits and from unfriendly stars,
And from the lurid smoke of the cities.
My Lord Manawyddan, Thou Third Landless Prince,
Be Thou at the helm of the boat of my spirit.
from the Carmina Gadelica, repaganized by Mike Nichols, whose excellect Web site is at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/7280/
Yes, it says "Manawyddan." He is generally accepted to be the Welsh equivalent of Manannan. I found no appropriate verse honoring Manannan by his Irish name, which considering the love that most Druids seem to have for him, I found shocking.