Mythology & Folklore
Envy Spell
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Mythology & Folklore
Whoso made to thee the envy,
Swarthy man or woman fair.
Three I will send to thwart it —
Holy Spirit, Father, Son.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Envy Spell.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/165/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Envy Spell.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/165/.
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