Social Commentaries
The Fickle Fair
Translated by George Sigerson (1907) · From Bards of the Gael and Gall (1907)
Social Commentaries
When cease the ducks upon the lake to go,
When cease the swans to sail in plumes of snow,
When cease the hounds to gnaw the bones, we know
Deceit will cease in woman's heart to grow.
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MLA
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Fickle Fair.” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/118/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Fickle Fair.” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/118/.
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