Comparison Texts
Below are reproductions of the Lord's Prayer in Shelta as it occurred a century ago, current Shelta, and modern English and Irish versions for comparison. The 19th century Shelta version shows a high Shelta lexical content while the Cant version shows a much lower Shelta lexical content. Both versions are adapted from Hancock who notes that the Cant reproduction is not exactly representative of actual speech in normal situations.
| Shelta (old) | Shelta (current) | English | Irish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwilsha's gater, swart a manyath, | Our gathra, who cradgies in the manyak-norch, | Our Father, who is in heaven, | Ár n-Athair atá ar neamh, |
| Manyi graw a kradji dilsha's manik. | We turry kerrath about your moniker. | Hallowed be your name. | Go naofar d'ainm, |
| Graw bi greydid, sheydi laadu | Let's turry to the norch where your jeel cradgies, | Your kingdom come, your will be done, | Go dtaga do ríocht, Go ndéantar do thoil |
| Az aswart in manyath. | And let your jeel shans get greydied nosher same as it is where you cradgie. | On earth as it is in heaven. | ar an talamh, mar a dhéantar ar neamh. |
| Bag mwilsha talosk minyart goshta dura. | Bug us eynik to lush this thullis, | Give us today our daily bread. | Ár n-arán laethúil tabhair dúinn inniu, |
| Geychel aur shaaku areyk mwilsha | And turri us you're nijesh sharrig for the gammy eyniks we greydied | And forgive us our sins, | Agus maith dúinn ár bhfiacha |
| Geychas needjas greydi gyamyath mwilsha. | Just like we ain't sharrig at the gammi needies that greydi the same to us. | As we forgive those who sin against us. | Mar a mhaithimidne dár bhféichiúna féin |
| Nijesh solk mwil start gyamyath, | Nijesh let us soonie eyniks that'll make us greydi gammy eyniks, | Save us from the time of trial, | Ach ná lig sinn i gcathú |
| Bat bog mwilsha ahim gyamyath. | But solk us away from the taddy. | and deliver us from evil. | saor sinn ó olc. |
| Diyil the sridag, taajirath an manyath | For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, | Mar is leatsa an ríocht, an chumhacht, agus an ghlóir | |
| Gradum a gradum. | now and forever. | Trí shaol na saol. | |
| Amen. | Amen. |
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