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Book of Taliessin XXVII
Translated by Robert Williams (1868) · From Book of Taliessin
On the face of the earth his equal was not born,
Three persons of God, one Son gentle, strong Trinity.
Son of the Godhead, Son of the Manhood, one son wonderful.
Son of God, a fortress, Son of the blessed Mary, a good son to see.
Great his destiny, great God supreme, a glorious portion.
Of the race of Adam, and Abraham he was born.
Of the race of the Lord, a portion of the eloquent host, was he born.
He brought by a word the blind and deaf from every ailment.
A people gluttonous, vain, iniquitous, vile, perverse,
We have risen against the Trinity, after redemption,
The Cross of Christ clearly, a breastplate gleaming against every ailment.
Against every hardship may it be certainly a city of protection.
Codex Note
Skene no. C (group U: Poems Relating to the Life and Opinions of Taliessin). Ascribed to Taliesin by tradition.
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Taliesin. “Book of Taliessin XXVII.” Translated by Robert Williams. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taliesin/49/.
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Taliesin. “Book of Taliessin XXVII.” Translated by Robert Williams. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taliesin/49/.
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