Nature
Poem of the Beetle
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Miscellaneous
Nature
Little beetle, little beetle,
Rememberest thou yesterday ?
Little beetle, little beetle,
Rememberest thou yesterday ?
Little beetle, little beetle,
Rememberest thou yesterday
The Son of God went by ?
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Poem of the Beetle.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/219/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Poem of the Beetle.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/219/.
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