Hear my prayers, O Dionysos Doseros,
for I am one who has burned incense for you,
and recited your sacred hymns,
and adored your image in its shrine,
and set out bread and meat to nourish your body,
and poured cool water and sweet wine
to quench your thirst.
I have kept the memory of you alive in my heart,
and I have tried to walk upright in your ways,
and shun all those deeds
that are hateful before your eyes.
You are the indomitable one,
who hears all prayers
and has the power to grant them,
and you never turn aside a supplicant.
Hear my words, O Dionysos Dotēs,
for this is what I pray!
Burn away every sign of weakness within me,
and grant me strength of arm, nobility of spirit,
keenness of mind and pious reverence
for the Gods and their ways.
When my soul rages about worldly things,
deliver me purified by your soul-stirring rituals.
Teach me how to transform suffering into joy
and never let me lose heart.
Make my thumos to shine as brilliant
and pure as Helios upon the horizon.
Fill my ears with the harmonious music of the heavens;
make my speech ring with your prophetic truth.
Drive me always to be savage and free,
impervious to persuasion and coercion.
And may swift death overtake me
if I should ever forget your name
and beautiful face, my sweet Lord.