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Syne, if that her tippeny chance to be sma',
We tak' a gude scour o't, and ca't awa.
Todlin hame, todlin harae,
As round as a neep come todlin hame.
My kimmer and I lay doun to sleep,
And twa pint-stoups at our bed's feet ;
And aye when we waken'd we drank them dry : —
What think ye o' my wee kimmer and I ?
Todlin butt, and todlin ben,
Sae round as my loove comes todlin hame
Leeze me on liquor, my todlin dow,
Ye're aye sae gude-humour'd when weetin your mou' !
When sober sae sour, ye'll fecht wi' a flee.
That 'tis a blythe nicht to the bairns and me,
When todlin hame, todlin hame.
When, round as a neep, ye come todlin hame.*
THE ABSENT LOVER.
MISS BLAMIRE.
What ails this heart o* mine ?
What ails this watery ee ?
What makes me aye turn cauld as death
When I tak leave o' thee ?
When thou art far awa,
Thou'lt dearer grow to me ;
But change o' fouk and change o' place
May gar thy fancy jee.
* Fiom the Tea-Table Miscellany (1724), where it is marked as a song
of unknown antiquity.
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Syne, if that her tippeny chance to be sma',
We tak' a gude scour o't, and ca't awa.
Todlin hame, todlin harae,
As round as a neep come todlin hame.
My kimmer and I lay doun to sleep,
And twa pint-stoups at our bed's feet ;
And aye when we waken'd we drank them dry : —
What think ye o' my wee kimmer and I ?
Todlin butt, and todlin ben,
Sae round as my loove comes todlin hame
Leeze me on liquor, my todlin dow,
Ye're aye sae gude-humour'd when weetin your mou' !
When sober sae sour, ye'll fecht wi' a flee.
That 'tis a blythe nicht to the bairns and me,
When todlin hame, todlin hame.
When, round as a neep, ye come todlin hame.*
THE ABSENT LOVER.
MISS BLAMIRE.
What ails this heart o* mine ?
What ails this watery ee ?
What makes me aye turn cauld as death
When I tak leave o' thee ?
When thou art far awa,
Thou'lt dearer grow to me ;
But change o' fouk and change o' place
May gar thy fancy jee.
* Fiom the Tea-Table Miscellany (1724), where it is marked as a song
of unknown antiquity.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Scottish songs > Volume 2 > (49) Page 349 - Absent lover |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90426524 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.105a |
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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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