Mythology & Folklore
The Song of the Seven Spirits
Translated by H. F. Talbot (Records of the Past, 1870s; repr. 1901) · From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature (1901)
They are seven! they are seven!
In the depths of ocean they are seven!
In the heights of heaven they are seven!
In the ocean stream in a Palace they were born.
Male they are not: female they are not!
Wives they have not! Children are not born to them!
Rule they have not! Government they know not!
Prayers they hear not!
They are seven, and they are seven! Twice over they are seven!
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MLA
Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “The Song of the Seven Spirits.” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/15/.
Chicago
Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “The Song of the Seven Spirits.” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/15/.
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