Mythology & Folklore
The Catkin Wool II
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations
Mythology & Folklore
Pluck will I myself the catkin wool.
The lint the lovely Bride culled through her palm.
For success, for cattle, for increase,
For pairing, for uddering, for milking,
For female calves, white bellied.
As was spoken in the prophecy.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Catkin Wool II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/188/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Catkin Wool II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/188/.
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