TO DAISY GILBEY RIVIERE OF THE THIRD GENERATION OF LOVING AND LOYAL FRIENDS


“To win the mystery o' the sea,

“An' learn the secrets that there be,

“Gather in ane these weirds three:

“A gowden moon on a flowin' tide;

“An' Lammas floods for the spell to bide;

“An' a gowden mon wi death for his bride.”

[Gaelic verse and English translation.]