Religion
I Lie in My Bed
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Invocations
I lie in my bed
As I would lie in the grave,
Thine arm beneath my neck,
Thou Son of Mary victorious.
Angels shall watch me
And I lying in slumber,
And angels shall guard me
In the sleep of the grave.
Uriel shall be at my feet,
Ariel shall be at my back,
Gabriel shall be at my head,
And Raphael shall be at my side.
Michael shall be with my soul,
The strong shield of my love!
And the Physician Son of Mary
Shall put the salve to mine eye,
The Physician Son of Mary
Shall put the salve to mine eye!
Codex Note
Gaelic: Laighim Am Leabaidh. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 40, Invocations.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “I Lie in My Bed.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/39/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “I Lie in My Bed.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/39/.
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