Religion
The Sacred Trinity
Translated by Eleanor Hull (1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
Religion
Three folds of the cloth, yet one only napkin is there,
Three joints in the finger, but still only one finger fair;
Three leaves of the shamrock, yet no more than one shamrock to wear.
Frost, snow-flakes and ice, all in water their origin share,
Three Persons in God; to one God alone we make prayer.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Sacred Trinity.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/20/.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “The Sacred Trinity.” Translated by Eleanor Hull. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/20/.
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