Mythology & Folklore
Spell of the Evil Eye
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Trample I upon the eye,
As tramples the swan on a bar house,
Power of wind I have over it.
Power of sun I have over it,
The power of the Son of the King of Heaven
And of earth I have over it,
A portion of it on the grey stones,
And a portion on the great sea,
She herself is the most able instrument to bear it.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Spell of the Evil Eye.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/157/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Spell of the Evil Eye.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/157/.
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