Mythology & Folklore
St. Columba's Plant II
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Plantlet of Columba,
Without seeking, without searching
Plantlet of Columba,
Under my arm for ever !
For luck of men,
For luck of means,
For luck of wish (?),
For luck of sheep,
For luck of goats,
For luck of birds,
For luck of fields.
For luck of shell-fish,
For luck of fish,
For luck of produce and kine.
For luck of progeny and people,
For luck of battle and victory,
On land, on sea, on ocean,
Through the Three on high,
Through the Three a-nigh,
Through the Three eternal,
Plantlet of Columba,
I cull thee now,
I cull thee now.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “St. Columba's Plant II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/176/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “St. Columba's Plant II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/176/.
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