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by Amélie Rives (1863 - 1945)

My laddie
Language: English 
Oh, my laddie, my laddie,
I lo'e your very plaidie,
I be your very bonnet
Wi' the silver buckle on it,
I lo'e your collie Harry,
I lo'e the kent ye carry;
But oh! yoursel', your very sel',
I lo'e ten thousand times at well!

Oh, my dearie, my dearie,
I could luik an' never weary
At your een sea blue an' laughin',
That a heart o' stane wad saften,
While your mouth sae proud an' curly
Gars my heart gang tirly-wirly;
But oh! Yoursel', your very sel',
I lo'e ten thousand times as well!

Oh, my darlin', my darlin',
Let's gang amang the carlin!
Let's loll upo' the heather
A' this bonnie simmer weather;
Ye shall fauld me in your plaidie,
My luve, my luve, my laddie;
An' close, an' close into your ear
I'll  whisper  how I lo'e ye, dear!

Text Authorship:

  • by Amélie Rives (1863 - 1945) [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 Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "My laddie", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], London: Boosey [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856 - 1923), "My laddie", published 1891, from Nine love songs and a carol, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 142

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