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MARY’S SONG
I wad ha’e gi'en him my lips tae kiss,
Had I been his, had I been his;
Barley breid and elder wine,
Had I been his as he is mine.
The wanderin’ bee it seeks the rose ;
Tae the lochan’s bosom the burnie goes;
The grey bird cries at evenin’s fa’,
“ My luve, my fair one, come awa’.”
My beloved sail ha’e this he’rt tae break,
Reid, reid wine and the barley cake,
A he’rt tae break, and a mou’ tae kiss,
Tho’ he be nae mine, as I am his.
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I wad ha’e gi'en him my lips tae kiss,
Had I been his, had I been his;
Barley breid and elder wine,
Had I been his as he is mine.
The wanderin’ bee it seeks the rose ;
Tae the lochan’s bosom the burnie goes;
The grey bird cries at evenin’s fa’,
“ My luve, my fair one, come awa’.”
My beloved sail ha’e this he’rt tae break,
Reid, reid wine and the barley cake,
A he’rt tae break, and a mou’ tae kiss,
Tho’ he be nae mine, as I am his.
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| Works by selected Scottish authors > Marion Angus > Tinker's road, and other verses > (13) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129188342 |
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| Description | Marion Angus. Poems in Scots or English. |
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| Shelfmark | 1925.18 |
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| Description | Marion Angus (1865-1946) was a key figure in the Scottish literary renaissance. A late starter, she did not publish her first collection of poetry, 'The Lilt and other poems' (1922), until she was 56. Heavily influenced by the Scottish ballad tradition and folk song, her work is mainly in Scots. She is one of the most important Scottish poets of the 20th century and her work deserves a wide audience. |
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| Description | A selection of classic out-of-copyright Scottish poetry, prose and children’s stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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