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POPULAR RHYMES OF SCOTLAND.
THE THRUSH.
UA^ 168
till jt^CccC
' ju. In the Stewartry of Kirkcudbrig-ht, it is told that a cer-
^ . tain drouthy carle, called Gilbert Doak, was one fine spring'
fti4 MCiijUtin^ morning going home not quite sober, when to his amaze-
fh->o.ctj^ L ment he heard a mavis saluting him with—
At^ ^aIw^ Iti^UA Gibbie Doak, Gibbie Doak, where hast tu
^^"^^ been, where hast tu been ?
Ye hae been at the kirk, priein, priein, prieia !
* At the kirk priein ' is a very different thing in Scotland
from '■ at the kirk prayin'.' Gilbert had been sacrificing to
Bacchus* with some drouthy neighbours at the clachan,
or village where the parish church is situated. The verse
admirably expresses the song of the mavis.
THE SWALLOW,
Boys in the rural parts of Scotland delight in throwing
stones at the swallow, as it skims the pool in search of flies,
crying-
Swallow, swallow, sail the water ;
Ye'U get brose, and ye'U get butter.
ENIGMAS ON ANIMALS.
The merle and the blackbird.
The laverock and the lark.
The gouldy and the gowdspink,
How many birds be that ?
The laverock and the lark,
The baukie and the bat.
The heather-bleet, the mire-snipe,
How many birds be that ?
' Six ' would probably be a Southron's answer. In reality,
only three in each case, the two words in each line being
synonymes.
Infir taris, inoknonis,
Inmudeelsis, iaclajiionis.
Canamaretots ?
This, being pronounced very fast, is somewhat puzzling.
The following is a key : —
* To prie (properly prieve), is to taste.
6l K e 1ToKv& »
THE THRUSH.
UA^ 168
till jt^CccC
' ju. In the Stewartry of Kirkcudbrig-ht, it is told that a cer-
^ . tain drouthy carle, called Gilbert Doak, was one fine spring'
fti4 MCiijUtin^ morning going home not quite sober, when to his amaze-
fh->o.ctj^ L ment he heard a mavis saluting him with—
At^ ^aIw^ Iti^UA Gibbie Doak, Gibbie Doak, where hast tu
^^"^^ been, where hast tu been ?
Ye hae been at the kirk, priein, priein, prieia !
* At the kirk priein ' is a very different thing in Scotland
from '■ at the kirk prayin'.' Gilbert had been sacrificing to
Bacchus* with some drouthy neighbours at the clachan,
or village where the parish church is situated. The verse
admirably expresses the song of the mavis.
THE SWALLOW,
Boys in the rural parts of Scotland delight in throwing
stones at the swallow, as it skims the pool in search of flies,
crying-
Swallow, swallow, sail the water ;
Ye'U get brose, and ye'U get butter.
ENIGMAS ON ANIMALS.
The merle and the blackbird.
The laverock and the lark.
The gouldy and the gowdspink,
How many birds be that ?
The laverock and the lark,
The baukie and the bat.
The heather-bleet, the mire-snipe,
How many birds be that ?
' Six ' would probably be a Southron's answer. In reality,
only three in each case, the two words in each line being
synonymes.
Infir taris, inoknonis,
Inmudeelsis, iaclajiionis.
Canamaretots ?
This, being pronounced very fast, is somewhat puzzling.
The following is a key : —
* To prie (properly prieve), is to taste.
6l K e 1ToKv& »
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| Description | Original poems / by Robert Chambers. |
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