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At hughts in the morning, nac hlithc lads arc scorning,
Lasses are lanely and dowie and wac ;
Nae daffin, nae gabbin, bnt sighing and sabbing
lUc ane lifts her leglin and hies her away.
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In harst at the shearing, nac youths now are jeering,
Bandsters are ruakled and lyart or grey ;
At fair or at preaching, nac wooing nae fleeching.
The Flowers of the Forest are a' wede away.
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At e'en in the gloaming, nae younkers are roaming
'BoTit stacks with the lasses at bogle to play ;
But ilk maid sits dreary, lamenting her dearie,
The Flowers of the Forest are wcded away.
5
Dool for the order sent our lads to the Border,
The English for ance by guile wan the day ;
The Flowers of the Forest that fought aye the foremost
The prime of our land lie cauld in the clay.
6
â– Well hac nae mair lilting at the Ewe milking,
Women and bairns arc heartless and wae ;
Sighing and moaning on ilka green loaning ,
The Flowers of the Forest are a' wede away.
yoberc ^amc. En^roifcrZiiifiT
2
At hughts in the morning, nac hlithc lads arc scorning,
Lasses are lanely and dowie and wac ;
Nae daffin, nae gabbin, bnt sighing and sabbing
lUc ane lifts her leglin and hies her away.
3
In harst at the shearing, nac youths now are jeering,
Bandsters are ruakled and lyart or grey ;
At fair or at preaching, nac wooing nae fleeching.
The Flowers of the Forest are a' wede away.
4
At e'en in the gloaming, nae younkers are roaming
'BoTit stacks with the lasses at bogle to play ;
But ilk maid sits dreary, lamenting her dearie,
The Flowers of the Forest are wcded away.
5
Dool for the order sent our lads to the Border,
The English for ance by guile wan the day ;
The Flowers of the Forest that fought aye the foremost
The prime of our land lie cauld in the clay.
6
â– Well hac nae mair lilting at the Ewe milking,
Women and bairns arc heartless and wae ;
Sighing and moaning on ilka green loaning ,
The Flowers of the Forest are a' wede away.
yoberc ^amc. En^roifcrZiiifiT
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| Description | With an introductory enquiry illustrative of the history of the music of Scotland by William Dauney. Edinburgh : Edinburgh Printing & Publishing Co., 1838. Music : pp. 217-251; 342-352. Appendix: No. I. Analysis of the structure of the music of Scotland / by F. Dun -- No. II. Music -- No. III. Extracts from documents preserved in the General Register House at Edinburgh -- No. IV. Information touching the Chappell-Royall of Scotland. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.256 |
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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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