Religion
Charm against Enemies
Translated by Lady Wilde (in Hull, The Poem-Book of the Gael, 1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
Three things are of the Evil One--
An evil eye,
An evil tongue,
An evil mind;
Three things are of God, and these three are what Mary
told to her Son, for she heard them in heaven--
The merciful word,
The singing word,
And the good word.
May the power of these three holy things be on all the
men and women of Erin for evermore.
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MLA
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Charm against Enemies.” Translated by Lady Wilde. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/38/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Charm against Enemies.” Translated by Lady Wilde. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/38/.
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