Religion
Charm for a Pain in the Side
Translated by Lady Wilde (in Hull, The Poem-Book of the Gael, 1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
"God save you, my three brothers, God save you! And how far have ye to go, my three brothers?"
"To the Mount of Olivet, to bring back gold for a cup to hold the tears of Christ."
"Go then, gather the gold, and may the tears of Christ fall on it, and thou wilt be cured both body and soul."
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Charm for a Pain in the Side.” Translated by Lady Wilde. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/39/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Charm for a Pain in the Side.” Translated by Lady Wilde. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/39/.
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