Religion
Rune of the 'Muthairn'
Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (1900): Invocations
Thou King of the moon,
Thou King of the sun,
Thou King of the planets,
Thou King of the stars,
Thou King of the globe,
Thou King of the sky,
Oh! lovely Thy countenance,
Thou beauteous Beam.
Two loops of silk
Down by thy limbs,
Smooth-skinned;
Yellow jewels
And a handful
Out of every stock of them.
Codex Note
Gaelic: Duan Na Muthairn. Carmina Gadelica I, no. 9, Invocations.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Rune of the 'Muthairn'.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/8/.
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Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Rune of the 'Muthairn'.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/8/.
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