Love
I Follow a Star
Translated by Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil (in Hull, The Poem-Book of the Gael, 1913) · From The Poem-Book of the Gael (1913)
I follow a star
Burning deep in the blue,
A sign on the hills
Lit for me and for you!
Moon-red is the star,
Halo-winged like a rood,
Christ's heart in its heart set,
Streaming with blood.
Follow the gilly
Beyond to the west;
He leads where the Christ lies
On Mary's white breast.
King, priest, and prophet--
A child, and no more--
Adonai the Maker!
Come, let us adore.
Translation by the author.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “I Follow a Star.” Translated by Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/73/.
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “I Follow a Star.” Translated by Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/73/.
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