Religion
The Church Bell in the Night
Translated by Kuno Meyer (1911) · From Selections from Ancient Irish Poetry (1911): Quatrains
Religion
Sweet little bell
That is struck in the windy night,
I liefer go to a tryst with thee
Than to a tryst with a foolish woman.
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MLA
Anonymous (Old Irish). “The Church Bell in the Night.” Translated by Kuno Meyer. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/46/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Old Irish). “The Church Bell in the Night.” Translated by Kuno Meyer. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/46/.
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