Re: Brithenig/Aelyan North America (was: Re: Languages in the Brithenig universe)

> > My own belief is that the Chomro recognise the
> > physical world as having indwelling Presence.
>
> > It is a gift of God, nothing less than a sacrament
> > and should be treasured.
Puts me in mind of a song I know ("This Beautiful
Earth" by John Coleman, off the Coleman and Bartle
CD "Circle Me"). I wonder if it would translate
well into Brithenig, etc? - Certainly a lot of
Coleman and Bartle songs have a strong Celtic feel
to them:

[chorus followed by verses; this is by memory so
a mistake is more than likely.]

This beautiful Earth that our God has created
Is ours to be fed by and ours to sustain
This beautiful Earth that hangs like a jewel
Is a gift from the one Lord, forever the same.
  *
A space for the heart to grow into stillness
Is a space for the heart to open to God
A space for the words of our mouths to be silenced
In the silence of God to be fed by the Word
  *
We need to take the time to look around
We need to take the time to sit down
And drink in the presence of God through creation
In a forest cathedral with a mountain its spire
  *
We must nurture the earth that nurtures its people
And treasure the earth and keep it from harm.
We must nurture the mystery and not lose the wonder
Of a tree, of a forest, of a star, of God's love
  *

Adrian.
http://www.flinders.edu.au