Religion
Quatrains: The Church Bell in the Night
Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves (1917) · From A Celtic Psaltery (1917)
Religion
Sweet little bell, sweet little bell,
Struck long and well upon the wind,
I'd rather tryst with thee to-night
Than any maiden light of mind.
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Codex Note
Early Irish quatrain.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Old Irish). “Quatrains: The Church Bell in the Night.” Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/126/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Old Irish). “Quatrains: The Church Bell in the Night.” Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/126/.
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