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For sur&ly that wad touch her heart,
Wha kills me wi' disdaining.
Say, was thy little mate unkind,
And heard thee as the careless wind ?
Oh, nocht but love and sorrow join'd.
Sic notes of woe could wauken.
Thou tells o' never-ending care,
O' speechless grief, and dark despair ;
For pity's sake, sweet bird, nae mair I
Or my poor heart is broken !
THIS IS NO MY AIN LASSIE.
BURNS.
Tune — This is no my aiii House.
O THIS is no my ain lassie, i
Fair though the lassie be ; 1
O weel ken I my ain lassie,
Kind love is in her ee.
I see a form, I see a face.
Ye weel may wi' the fairest place ;
It wants to me the witching grace,
The kind love that's in her ee.
O this is no, &c.
She's bonnie, blooming, straight, and tall.
And lang has had my heart in thrall ;
And aye it charms my vera saul.
The kind love that's in her ee.
&c.
A thief sae pawkie is my Jean ;
She'll steal a blink by a' unseen ;
For sur&ly that wad touch her heart,
Wha kills me wi' disdaining.
Say, was thy little mate unkind,
And heard thee as the careless wind ?
Oh, nocht but love and sorrow join'd.
Sic notes of woe could wauken.
Thou tells o' never-ending care,
O' speechless grief, and dark despair ;
For pity's sake, sweet bird, nae mair I
Or my poor heart is broken !
THIS IS NO MY AIN LASSIE.
BURNS.
Tune — This is no my aiii House.
O THIS is no my ain lassie, i
Fair though the lassie be ; 1
O weel ken I my ain lassie,
Kind love is in her ee.
I see a form, I see a face.
Ye weel may wi' the fairest place ;
It wants to me the witching grace,
The kind love that's in her ee.
O this is no, &c.
She's bonnie, blooming, straight, and tall.
And lang has had my heart in thrall ;
And aye it charms my vera saul.
The kind love that's in her ee.
&c.
A thief sae pawkie is my Jean ;
She'll steal a blink by a' unseen ;
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Scottish songs > Volume 1 > (334) Page 232 - This is no my ain lassie |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.105 |
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| Description | Collected and illustrated by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh: Printed by Ballantyne and Co., for W. Tait, 1829. 2 volumes (627 pages). Paged continuously. Without music; tunes indicated by title. Partial contents: A weary lot is thine -- Donald Caird -- From the brown crest of Newark -- Nora's vow -- O, hush thee, my baby -- The cyprus wreath -- Young Lochinvar -- Where shall the lover rest -- Blue bonnets over the border -- Jock o' Hazeldean -- Pibroch of Donuil Dhu -- Hunting song -- The foray -- MacGregor's gathering. The bonnets of Bonnie Dundee is listed among the Contents but is not included. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.105-105a |
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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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