Love
The Shepherd's Pet
Translated by George Sigerson (1907) · From Bards of the Gael and Gall (1907)
I wish the shepherd's pet were mine,
I wish the shepherd's pet were mine,
I wish the shepherd's pet were mine —
His snowy lamb, no other.
And O I'm calling, calling you,
Love, my heart is all in you,
And O I'm calling, calling you,
The white pet of your mother.
I wish I had a herd of kine,
I wish I had a herd of kine,
I wish I had a herd of kine
And Mollie from her mother!
And O I'm calling, calling you,
Love, my heart is all in you,
And O I'm calling, calling you,
The bright pet of your mother!
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MLA
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Shepherd's Pet.” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/134/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Shepherd's Pet.” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/134/.
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