Nature
Early Easter Monday
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Miscellaneous
Early on the day of Easter Monday,
I saw on the brine
A duck and a white swan
Swim together.
I heard on Tuesday
The snipe of the seasons,
Bleating on high
And calling.
On Wednesday I had been
Cutting the channelled fucus.
And then saw I the three
Arising.
I knew immediately
That a flitting there was.
Blessing there would not be
After that.
The girth of Bride calm,
The girth of Mary mild.
The girth of Michael strong,
Upon me and mine,
Upon me and mine.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Early Easter Monday.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/213/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Early Easter Monday.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/213/.
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