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THOU'RT FAR AWA FRAE ME, DONALD.
WRITTEN FOR THIS WORK IN 1829
BY CAPTAIN CHARLES GRAY, R. M.
AIR— THOU'RT FAR AWA.
1 hou'rt far awa, far awa,
Far awa frae me, Donald ;
Sair I rue the waefu' day
That parted me from thee, Donald.
Blythe we met by Lochna-gair,
When baith were fancy free, Donald —
Life, with a' its coming care,
Seem'd bright as morning's ee, Donald.
Now sad to me's the gloaming hour,
Sad the trysting tree, Donald ;
Love's sweet spell has lost its power,
Since I lost sight of thee, Donald.
Wae betide the pennon gay,
The gowd that tempted thee, Donald ;
Dames mair dink may cross thy way,
But nane can love like me, Donald.
How oft I dream'd of happy hame,
When cheer 'd by love and thee, Donald,
Yet my lips ne'er breath'd the flame
That sparkled in my ee, Donald.
Thou hast dream'd of scenes mair bright,
Far ayont the sea, Donald ;
Thou art gone — and I the sleight
Of luckless love maun dree, Donald.

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Volume 2 - Select melodies of Scotland, interspersed with those of Ireland and Wales
DescriptionUnited to the songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott and other distinguished; poets / with symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven & c. the whole composed for & collected by George Thomson … in five volumes. Vol. 2
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Volumes 1-2
ShelfmarkIng.100(1-2)
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Volumes 1-6 - Composite music volumes containing different issues of Thomson's octavo collection of the songs of Burns and Sir Walter Scott
DescriptionUnited to the select melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales With symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven & c. the whole composed for & collected by George Thomson.
ShelfmarkIng.100-101
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Inglis Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries. These items are from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854 to 1929). 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.