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I and my love
fades a - wa like
wont to g»e.
morn - inp: dew.
I leant my back un
wliere - fore should I
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to an ailt,
busk my head?
I thoeht if A\as a
Or - where fore should I
trus - ty tree; But
kame my hair? For
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first it bow'd and sjiie it hralte; And sae did my true love to me.
my true love has me for-sofik, And says he'll nev-er lo'e me mair.
^^
Now Arthnr's seat shall he my bed,
The sheets shall ne'er be press'd by me;
Saint Anton's weD shall be my drink,
Sinee my true love's forsaken me.
0, martinmas wind, wlien >^ilt thou blaw,
And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
O, gentle death, when wilt thou come?
And take a life that wearie^ me?
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^ j^ > J r I r p r ^'T I ^'- •^' ^- ^'
I and my love
fades a - wa like
wont to g»e.
morn - inp: dew.
I leant my back un
wliere - fore should I
i
p^^
^W
^
P
rt
i
p^
*
^^
p
^^
^
to an ailt,
busk my head?
I thoeht if A\as a
Or - where fore should I
trus - ty tree; But
kame my hair? For
^
^
^5
^rt-t
t 1:
^
i
^
^P ii^ i'r- j)ij-'^j^ II
P^
first it bow'd and sjiie it hralte; And sae did my true love to me.
my true love has me for-sofik, And says he'll nev-er lo'e me mair.
^^
Now Arthnr's seat shall he my bed,
The sheets shall ne'er be press'd by me;
Saint Anton's weD shall be my drink,
Sinee my true love's forsaken me.
0, martinmas wind, wlien >^ilt thou blaw,
And shake the green leaves aff the tree?
O, gentle death, when wilt thou come?
And take a life that wearie^ me?
37
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91372984 |
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| Description | A selection of the most admired Scottish songs with symphonies and accompaniments for the pianoforte. Edinburgh : Hamilton & Müller, 1865. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.252 |
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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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