Plain text of A hymn to the guardian angel (Bau A)
Segment A
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Let us ...... praise God, who has given us the Beneficent Guardian Angel.
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She does not ....... She does not go to the rich ...... nor ....... She does not ....... The barge of the moon as it proceeds -- is not yours as beautiful? The joyous symbol of the morning star -- Guardian, is not yours as attractive? Let us ...... praise God, who has given us the Beneficent Guardian Angel.
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......, daily ...... at her feet. My lady, at his right side you ...... your good ...... towards him. ...... full of glory -- is not yours as beautiful? ...... magnificently in the Land -- Guardian, is not yours as attractive? Let us ...... praise God, who has given us the Beneficent Guardian Angel.
27-34 Good woman, prayerful lady for whom has been decreed the creation of life -- each day as she goes about, conversing, from early in the morning she is to be ...... at her side with honour. Your name fills the mouth like cakes, butter and cream. Whatever she brings from the street and the beer she brews are of the best quality. She instructs people to provide her with the best produce of her orchards. As a daily task, she inspects the shrine. Daily she passes before you in radiance.
35-38 Guardian, ...... you have given this person a husband in place of a father. You have given her a husband in place of a father, you have given her a son in place of a smallholding.
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Segment B
1-8 I shall praise the good woman, the light of the Land, ...... Honoured servant of mother, who creates life for the king! Holy messenger who brings the tablet of life down from the interior of heaven, who sets rain on its way from heaven, and brings forth abundance! Expeditious, an honour and an ornament of the holy shrine, Guardian of those who pray, ...... -- because you love mankind and rejoice at its gifts, let us forever praise God, who has given us the Beneficent Guardian Angel.
9-13 ...... with a lovely head, full of beauty, ...... of lapis lazuli, lovely ......, giving advice, radiant in prayer,
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...... may she favour the king.
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Segment C
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......, good woman, my Guardian, let us forever praise God, who has given us the Beneficent Guardian Angel.
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respected one, lady ...... true cream,
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As is fitting, she lets the lord have the sceptre. Just woman, my Guardian, lady -- because you ......, let us forever praise God, who has given us the Beneficent Guardian Angel, the lady who ...... food and drink and ...... in abundance, who from the dwelling place of abundance speaks in a noble voice in its .......
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1-7 My Guardian, lady ......, good woman encouraging celebration and listening to words of prayer, guiding intentions and tongues, lady who loves the truth, august servant, with silver lips, directing ...... and ...... ears and cheeks! Good woman, my Guardian, your appearance unmatchable, my ......, let us forever praise God.
8-18 Completely filling the ...... with clear and good water,
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...... a very fine ...... of woven wool, covered with ornaments, ...... a woollen ...... thighs, rising up like ......, with limbs as bright as daylight, exuding opulence like a ......, with fine forearms, fit for the ......, ...... fingers of silver, ...... stone, ...... the palace! Good woman, my Guardian, your appearance unmatchable, let us forever praise God.
19-24 Servant who forgets nothing, lady who ...... the place that soothes the spirit, ...... a patient heart,
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with broad hips ......, seemly ......, your name ...... like a ......, ......, lady ...... like a .......
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Good woman, my Guardian -- because you ...... the statue, let us forever praise God, who ...... like cream and butter.
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