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OH, GIN MY LOVE WERE YON RED
ROSE.
Tune — Hughie Graham.
Oh, gin my love were yon red rose
That grows upon the castle wa',
And I mysell a drap o' dew,
Into her bonnie breast to fa' !
Oh, there, beyond expression blest,
I'd feast on beauty a' the nicht ;
Seated on her silk-saft faulds to rest,
Till fleyed awa by Phoebus' licht.*
[additional stanza by burns.]
O, WERE my love yon lilac fair,
Wi' purple blossoms to the spring ;
And I a bird to shelter there.
When wearied on my little wing ;
How I wad mourn when it was torn
By autumn wild, and winter rude !
How I wad sing on wanton wing,
When youthfu' May its bloom renewed.
PUIRTITH CAULD.
BURNS.
Tune — / had a Horse.
O, PUIRTITH cauld, and restless love.
Ye wreck my peace between ye ;
* From Herd's Collection, 1776.

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(167) Page 467 - Oh, gin my love were yon red rose
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DescriptionAlso: Puitith cauld.
Volume 2
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Volumes 1-2 - Scottish songs
DescriptionCollected 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.
ShelfmarkGlen.105-105a
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.