Religion
Hogmanay of the Sack
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Seasons
Hogmanay of the sack,
Hogmanay of the sack,
Strike the hide,
Strike the hide.
Hogmanay of the sack,
Hogmanay of the sack,
Beat the skin,
Beat the skin.
Hogmanay of the sack,
Hogmanay of the sack,
Down with it! up with it!
Strike the hide.
Hogmanay of the sack,
Hogmanay of the sack,
Down with it! up with it!
Beat the skin.
Hogmanay of the sack,
Hogmanay of the sack.
Codex Note
Gaelic: Calluinn A Bhuilg. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 63, Seasons.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Hogmanay of the Sack.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/62/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Hogmanay of the Sack.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/62/.
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