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AT CANDLEMAS
Lang syne at Candlemas
At first cam o’ the mune,
I, a bit lassie,
Hame-gaun fae the toon,
Fell in wi’ a stranger
Frail as ony reed,
Wi’ a green mantle
Hapt aboot her held.
Haste, I wad haste me,
The whinny road along,
Whinny, crookit road
Faur the grey ghaists gang.
Wi’ her een fu’ o’ spells,
Her broo rankled sair,
She micht weel be the witch
O’ the Braid Hill o’ Fare.
Here cams Candlemas,
A wan deein’ mune,
Eh ! bit I’m weary.
Cauldrife wis the toon!
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Lang syne at Candlemas
At first cam o’ the mune,
I, a bit lassie,
Hame-gaun fae the toon,
Fell in wi’ a stranger
Frail as ony reed,
Wi’ a green mantle
Hapt aboot her held.
Haste, I wad haste me,
The whinny road along,
Whinny, crookit road
Faur the grey ghaists gang.
Wi’ her een fu’ o’ spells,
Her broo rankled sair,
She micht weel be the witch
O’ the Braid Hill o’ Fare.
Here cams Candlemas,
A wan deein’ mune,
Eh ! bit I’m weary.
Cauldrife wis the toon!
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| Works by selected Scottish authors > Marion Angus > Tinker's road, and other verses > (26) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129188498 |
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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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