Religion
The Day of St Columba
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Seasons
Thursday of Columba benign,
Day to send sheep on prosperity,
Day to send cow on calf,
Day to put the web in the warp.
Day to put coracle on the brine,
Day to place the staff to the flag,
Day to bear, day to die,
Day to hunt the heights.
Day to put horses in harness,
Day to send herds to pasture,
Day to make prayer efficacious,
Day of my beloved, the Thursday,
Day of my beloved, the Thursday.
Codex Note
Gaelic: La Chaluim-Chille. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 69, Seasons.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Day of St Columba.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/68/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “The Day of St Columba.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/68/.
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