Mythology & Folklore
The Club-Moss
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Mythology & Folklore
The club-moss is on my person,
No harm nor mishap can me befall ;
No sprite shall slay me, no arrow shall wound me,
No fay nor dun water-nymph shall tear me.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Club-Moss.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/185/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Club-Moss.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/185/.
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