by Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758)
Corn riggs
Language: English
My Patie is a lover gay, His mind is never muddy, His breath is sweeter than new hay, His face is fair and ruddy. His shape is handsome, middle size, He's stately in his walking; The shining of his een surprise, 'Tis heaven to hear him talking. Last night I met him on a bawk, Where yellow corn was growing, There mony a kindly word he spake, That set my heart a glowing. He kissed and vowed he wad be mine, And looed me best of ony; That gars me like to sing sinsyne, "O corn riggs are bonny."
Glossary
bawk = a grassy spot or stripe in a corn field
gars = makes
sinsyne = since that time
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
bawk = a grassy spot or stripe in a corn field
gars = makes
sinsyne = since that time
Authorship:
- by Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Corn riggs", Hob. XXXIa no. 216, JHW XXXII/5 no. 384. [voice, violin, cello, and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-30
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Word count: 99