Mythology & Folklore
Charm for Rose II
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Thou rose windy, swelling, deadly.
Leave that part and spot,
There is the udder in the ground,
And leave the breast.
See, Christ, the woman
And her breast swollen,
See her thyself, Mary,
It was thou didst bear the Son.
Thou rose windy, deadly, thirsty,
Leave the breast and the spot,
And take thyself off;
Healed be the breast,
Withered be the swelling.
Flee thieving red one.
Flee quickly thieving one.
Swelling that was in the breast.
Leave the udder and the breast.
And flee hence.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Charm for Rose II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/132/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Charm for Rose II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/132/.
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