Nature
Poem of the Beetles II
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Miscellaneous
When Christ was under the wood,
And enemies were pursuing Him,
The crooked one of deception,
Said to the black beetle and the butterfly-
' Saw ye pass to-day or yesterday.
The Son of my love, the Son of God ? '
' We saw ! we saw ! ' said the black beetle,
'The Son of redemption pass yesterday.'
' False ! false ! false ! '
Said the little clay beetle of horses,
' A full year yesterday.
The Son of God went by.'
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Poem of the Beetles II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/218/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Poem of the Beetles II.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/218/.
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