Mythology & Folklore
Charm for Bursting Vein
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Rosary of Mary, one,
Rosary of Mary, two,
Rosary of Mary, three,
Rosary of Mary, four,
Rosary of Mary, five.
Rosary of Mary, six,
Rosary of Mary, seven.
Seven rosaries of Mary ever
Between pain and ease,
Between sole and summit.
Between health and grave.
Christ went on an ass.
She sprained her foot,
He came down,
And healed her foot.
As He healed that
May He heal this.
And greater than this,
If it be His will to do.
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MLA
Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Charm for Bursting Vein.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/138/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Charm for Bursting Vein.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/138/.
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