Arts & Sciences
The Harp
Translated by George Borrow (Welsh Poems and Ballads, 1915) · From Welsh Poems and Ballads (1915)
Arts & Sciences
THE harp to every one is dear
Who hateth vice, and all things evil;
Hail to its gentle voice so clear,
Its gentle voice affrights the Devil!
The Devil can not the Minstrel quell--
He by the Minstrel is confounded;
From Saul was cast the spirit fell,
When David's harp melodious sounded.
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Borrow MSS.
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Owen, Goronwy. “The Harp.” Translated by George Borrow. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goronwy-owen/3/.
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Owen, Goronwy. “The Harp.” Translated by George Borrow. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goronwy-owen/3/.
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