ðə bˈɑːɹdz blˈɛsɪŋ ɔːɹ pˈoʊɪts kəŋɡɹˈætʃʊlˈeɪʃən, wʌzðə kˈʌstəm ʌv ˈoʊld ɪnðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ hˈaɪləndz ʌv ˈoʊld, tə mˈiːt ðə bɹˈaɪd kˈʌmɪŋ fˈɔːɹθ fɹʌm hɜː tʃˈeɪmbɚ wɪð hɜː mˈeɪdənz ɔnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ˈæftɚ hɜː mˈæɹɪdʒ ænd tə səlˈuːt hɜː wɪð ɐ poʊˈɛɾɪkəl blˈɛsɪŋ kˈɔːld bˈiːnɐtʃˌædbˈæɜːd.
The bard's blessing ()  or poet's congratulation, was the custom of old in the Scottish Highlands of old, to meet the bride coming forth from her chamber with her maidens on the morning after her marriage and to salute her with a poetical blessing called beannachadh-bàird.