This poem first appeared in a collection Dain Do Eimhir agus Dain Eile/ Poems to Eimhir and Other Poems, published in 1943. The collection, which also includes Shores, is dedicated to a woman ...

I Gave You Immortality Sorley MacLean mixes devastating heartbreak and poetic inspiration in a poem that he sees will act as a lasting monument to a woman he loved and his feelings for her.

O n that day when the soul dresses in white and the heart beats stronger, every word spoken takes on an eternal meaning.