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And swiftly he rade to the bonny broom-fielcis,
Wi' his hawks, like a lord or knicht.
; Now rest, now rest, my bonnie grey steed,
My lady will soon be here;
And I'll lay my head aneath this rose sae red,
And the bonnie burn* sae near."
But sound, sound, was the sleep he took,
For he slept till it was noon;
And his lady cam at day, left a taikenf and away,
Gaed as licht as a glints o' the moon.
She strawed the roses on the ground,
Threw her mantle on the brier, §
And the belt around her middle sae jimp,
As a taiken that she'd been there.
The rustling leaves flew round his head,
And rous'd him frae his dream;
He saw by the roses, and mantle sae green,
That his love had been there and was gane.
* Burn — rivulet. -J- Taiken — token. \ Glint— glance.
§ Brier — briar.
And swiftly he rade to the bonny broom-fielcis,
Wi' his hawks, like a lord or knicht.
; Now rest, now rest, my bonnie grey steed,
My lady will soon be here;
And I'll lay my head aneath this rose sae red,
And the bonnie burn* sae near."
But sound, sound, was the sleep he took,
For he slept till it was noon;
And his lady cam at day, left a taikenf and away,
Gaed as licht as a glints o' the moon.
She strawed the roses on the ground,
Threw her mantle on the brier, §
And the belt around her middle sae jimp,
As a taiken that she'd been there.
The rustling leaves flew round his head,
And rous'd him frae his dream;
He saw by the roses, and mantle sae green,
That his love had been there and was gane.
* Burn — rivulet. -J- Taiken — token. \ Glint— glance.
§ Brier — briar.
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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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