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Tho' I were niimber'd with the dead.
My soul should hover round thy head
i may be turn'd a silent shade.
But cannot cease to love thee.
Wert thou but, &c.
BROOM OF COWDENKNOWS.
How blythe, ilk morn, was I to see
My swain come o'er the hill :
He skipt the burn, and flew to me ;
I met him wi' good will.
the broom, the bon?iy bonny brooms
The broom of Cowdenknoivs j
1 wish I were with my dear swain,
With his pipe and my ewes,
I neither wanted ewe nor lamb.
While his flock near me lay ;
He gather'd in my sheep at night.
And cheer'd me a* the day.
O the broom, &c.
He tun'd his pipe and reed sae sweet.
The birds stood list'ning by ;
Ev'n the dull cattle stood and gaz'd.
Charm 'd with his melody.
the broom, Szc.
While thus we spent our time, by turns
Betwixt our flocks and play,
I envy'd not the fairest dame,
Tho' ne'er sae rich and gay,
the broom, &c.
Tho' I were niimber'd with the dead.
My soul should hover round thy head
i may be turn'd a silent shade.
But cannot cease to love thee.
Wert thou but, &c.
BROOM OF COWDENKNOWS.
How blythe, ilk morn, was I to see
My swain come o'er the hill :
He skipt the burn, and flew to me ;
I met him wi' good will.
the broom, the bon?iy bonny brooms
The broom of Cowdenknoivs j
1 wish I were with my dear swain,
With his pipe and my ewes,
I neither wanted ewe nor lamb.
While his flock near me lay ;
He gather'd in my sheep at night.
And cheer'd me a* the day.
O the broom, &c.
He tun'd his pipe and reed sae sweet.
The birds stood list'ning by ;
Ev'n the dull cattle stood and gaz'd.
Charm 'd with his melody.
the broom, Szc.
While thus we spent our time, by turns
Betwixt our flocks and play,
I envy'd not the fairest dame,
Tho' ne'er sae rich and gay,
the broom, &c.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, tales, and songs > Volume 2 > (269) Page 247 - Broom of Cowdenknows |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87727698 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.53a |
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| Description | With explanatory notes and observations [compiled] by John Gilchrist. Edinburgh : W. Blackwood, 1815. 2 volumes: v. 1. Ballads. Tales.--v. 2. Tales, continued. Songs. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.53-53a |
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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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