by
Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Twa bonny lads were Sandy and Jockie
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Available translation(s): FRE
Twa bonny lads were Sandy and Jockie;
Jockie was lo'ed, but Sandy unlucky;
Jockie was laird baith of hills and of vallies,
But Sandy was naught but the king of gude fellows.
Jockie lo'ed Madgie, for Madgie had money;
And Sandy lo'ed Mary, for Mary was bonny.
Ane wedded for love, ane wedded for treasure,
So Jockie had siller, and Sandy had pleasure.
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Tune: Jenny's lamentation
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Sandy et Jockie était deux jolis gars", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 63
Sandy et Jockie était deux jolis gars
Language: French (Français)  after the Scottish (Scots)
Sandy et Jockie était deux jolis gars ;
Jockie était aimé, mais Sandy malchanceux ;
Jockie était propriétaire de coteaux et de vallées,
Mais Sandy n'était que le roi des bons camarades.
Jockie aimait Madgie, car Madgie avait de l'argent ;
Et Sandie aimait Mary, car Mary était belle.
L'un se maria pa amour, l'autre se maria pour le trésor,
Ainsi Jockie eut l'argent et Sandy le plaisir.
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- Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Twa bony lads were Sandy and Jockie"
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 68