Mythology & Folklore
Shamrock of Luck
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Thou shamrock of good omens,
Beneath the bank growing
Whereon stood the gracious Mary,
The Mother of God.
The seven joys are.
Without evil traces,
On thee, peerless one
Of the sunbeams —
Joy of health,
Joy of friends,
Joy of kine,
Joy of sheep,
Joy of sons, and
Daughters fair,
Joy of peace,
Joy of God !
The four leaves of the straight stem,
Of the straight stem from the root of the hundred rootlets.
Thou shamrock of promise on Mary's Day,
Bounty and blessing thou art at all times.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Shamrock of Luck.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/179/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Shamrock of Luck.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/179/.
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