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The Gravel Charm

by Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic) traditional; collected in the Highlands and Islands 1855–1899

Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations

Mythology & Folklore

I have a charm for the gravel disease,
For the disease that is perverse ;

I have a charm for the red disease,
For the disease that is irritating.
As runs a river cold,
As grinds a rapid mill,
Thou who didst ordain land and sea.
Cease the blood and let flow the urine.
In name of Father, and of Son,
In name of Holy Spirit.

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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Gravel Charm.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/191/.

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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Gravel Charm.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/191/.

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