Mythology & Folklore
Charm of the Sprain
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Mythology & Folklore
Bride went out
In the morning early,
With a pair of horses ;
One broke his leg,
With much ado,
That was apart,
She put bone to bone,
She put flesh to flesh,
She put sinew to sinew,
She put vein to vein.
As she healed that
May I heal this.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Charm of the Sprain.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/139/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Charm of the Sprain.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/139/.
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