Iv. Uibe. Incantations. 174. The 'mothan'

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"Carmina Gadelica, Volume 2", by Alexander Carmicheal, [1900],

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Am Mothan [174]

The 'MOTHAN'

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Buainidh mis am mothan suairce,

An luibh is luachmhoire 's an tom,

Dulagan nan seachd sagart,

'S an agallaich a ta n' an com.

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Gur liom an ciall 's an codhail,

Fad 's a bhios am mothan liom.

I Will pluck the gracious 'mothan,'

Plant most precious in the field,

That mine be the holiness of the seven priests,

And the eloquence that is within them.

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That mine be their wisdom and their counsel,

While the 'mothan' is mine.