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The Strangles

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

' A horse in strangles,'
Quoth Columba.

' I will turn it,'
Said Christ.

' On Sunday morning '.
Quoth Columba.

' Ere rise of sun,"
Said Christ.

' Three pillars in the well.
Quoth Columba.

' I will lift them,'
Said Christ.

' Will that heal him ? '
Quoth John the Baptist.

' Assuredly.'
Said Christ.

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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Strangles.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/192/.

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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Strangles.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/192/.

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