O God give me a well of tears to atone for my sins – I shall not hide it; land is not fruitful without moisture, I am not holy while I remain without a tear.
‘James Carney, ed., A Miscellany of Irish Verse’, Éigse 1 (1939) 239-248.
O God give me a well of tears to atone for my sins – I shall not hide it; land is not fruitful without moisture, I am not holy while I remain without a tear.
‘James Carney, ed., A Miscellany of Irish Verse’, Éigse 1 (1939) 239-248.
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