Love
Ceann Duv Dilis
Translated by George Sigerson (1907) · From Bards of the Gael and Gall (1907)
Black head dearest, dearest, dearest!
Lay thy hand, dearest! my hand above!
Small mouth of honey, thyme-scented, sunny —
No heart that lives could refuse thee love!
The maids of the vale in their sorrow are sighing,
Their long tresses flying all loose in the wind,
That I for the sake of my Darling am dying,
And grieving and leaving those who are kind.
Black head dearest, dearest, dearest!
Lay thy head, dearest! my heart above;
Small mouth of honey, thyme-scented, sunny —
No heart that lives could refuse thee love!
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Ceann Duv Dilis.” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/104/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Ceann Duv Dilis.” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/104/.
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