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HOW BLYTHE HAE I BEEN,
TO THE SAME AIR.
How blythe hae I been wi' my Sandy,
As we sat in the ho we o'the glen !
But nae mair can I meet wi' my Sandy,
To the banks o' the Rhine he is gane.
Alas ! that the trumpet's loud clarion
Thus draws a' our shepherds afar ;
O could na the ewe-bughts and Marion
Please mair than the horrors o' war !
Not a plough in our land has been ganging ;
The ousen hae stood in their sta' ;
Nae flails in our barns hae been banging,
For mair than a towmond or twa.
Waes me, that the trumpet's shrill clarion
Thus draws a' our shepherds afar !
O, I wish that the ewe-bughts and Marion
Could charm frac he horrors o' war.
HOW BLYTHE HAE I BEEN,
TO THE SAME AIR.
How blythe hae I been wi' my Sandy,
As we sat in the ho we o'the glen !
But nae mair can I meet wi' my Sandy,
To the banks o' the Rhine he is gane.
Alas ! that the trumpet's loud clarion
Thus draws a' our shepherds afar ;
O could na the ewe-bughts and Marion
Please mair than the horrors o' war !
Not a plough in our land has been ganging ;
The ousen hae stood in their sta' ;
Nae flails in our barns hae been banging,
For mair than a towmond or twa.
Waes me, that the trumpet's shrill clarion
Thus draws a' our shepherds afar !
O, I wish that the ewe-bughts and Marion
Could charm frac he horrors o' war.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87662211 |
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| Description | A choice selection of esteemed Scottish songs, adapted for the voice, violin, and German flute. Edinburgh : Published by Oliver & Co., [1806]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.120 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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