Tae the Fates
Grant me, Po’ers, jist ane simmer mair
an ane maumie autumn,
that ma hairt, ripe wi sweet sang
’s no sae swier for tae dee. A saul
in life denied divine richt
wil waunner Orcis disjaiskit; but syne
ah win whit’s halie an maist
dear tae ma art - ane perfit poem -
I’ll welcome the cauld, the quate mirk!
For though I maun lee ma herp
an gang doon wantin sang, Ah’d hae lived,
aince, lik the gods and aince is eneuch.
an ane maumie autumn,
that ma hairt, ripe wi sweet sang
’s no sae swier for tae dee. A saul
in life denied divine richt
wil waunner Orcis disjaiskit; but syne
ah win whit’s halie an maist
dear tae ma art - ane perfit poem -
I’ll welcome the cauld, the quate mirk!
For though I maun lee ma herp
an gang doon wantin sang, Ah’d hae lived,
aince, lik the gods and aince is eneuch.
Translated by Kathleen Jamie
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