Mythology & Folklore
Saint John's Wort II
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Mythology & Folklore
Saint John's wort, Saint John's wort,
My envy whosoever has thee,
I will pluck thee with my right hand,
I will preserve thee with my left hand,
Whoso findeth thee in the cattle fold.
Shall never be without kine.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Saint John's Wort II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/177/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Saint John's Wort II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/177/.
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