Mythology & Folklore
Saint John's Wort I
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
I will cull my plantlet,
As a prayer to my King,
To quiet the wrath of men of blood,
To check the wiles of wanton women.
I will cull my plantlet,
As a prayer to my King,
That mine may be its power
Over all I see.
I will cull my plantlet,
As a prayer to the Three,
Beneath the shade of the Triune of grace,
And of Mary the Mother of Jesu.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Saint John's Wort I.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/174/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Saint John's Wort I.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/174/.
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