Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Illustrated book of Scottish songs from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century

134 SONG or THE ArrECTIONS.
" Hark, the swelling bugle rings,
Yielding joy to thee, laddie ;
But the dolefu' bugle brings
Waefu' thochts to me, laddie.
Lanely I may climb the mountain,
Lanely stray beside the fountam,
Still the weary moments counting,
Far frae love and thee, laddie.
Ower the gory fields o' war,
Where vengeance drives his crimson car,
Thou may fa' frae me afar,
And nane to close thy ee, laddie."
' Oh, resume thy wonted smile,
Oh, suppress thy fears, lassie ;
Glorious honour crowns the toil
That the soldier shares, lassie.
Heaven will shield thy faithful lover
Till the vengeful strife is over ;
Then well meet nae mair to sever,
Till the day we dee, lassie.
Midst our bonnie woods and braes
We'll spend our peaceful, happy days.
As blythe's yon lichtsome lamb that plays
On Loudon's flowery lea, lassie."
WHAT AILS THIS HEART?
Susanna Blamike.
Air — " Sir James Baird's favourite," or " My dearie, an' thou
What ails this heart o' mine ?
What ails this watery ee ?
What gars me a' turn cauld as death
When I take leave o' thee ?
When thou art far awa',
Thou'lt dearer grow to me ;
But change o' place and change o' folk
May gar thy fancy jee.