by Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758)
Lochaber
Language: English
Farewell to Lochaber, farewell to my Jean, Where heartsome with thee I have mony day been; For Lochaber no more, Lochaber no more, We'll may-be return to Lochaber no more. These tears that I shed they are a' for my dear, And not for the dangers attending on weir; Tho' bore on rough seas to a far bloody shore, May-be to return to Lochaber no more. Then glory, my Jeany, maun plead my excuse; Since honour commands me, how can I refuse? Without it, I ne'er can have merit for thee, And losing thy favour I'd better not be. I gae then, my lass, to win honour and fame, And if I should chance to come gloriously hame, I'll bring a heart to thee with love running o'er, And then I'll leave thee and Lochaber no more.
Mony = many
Weir = war
Maun = must
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Weir = war
Maun = must
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), "Lochaber", Hob. XXXIa:190, JHW XXXII/4 no. 292. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-06-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 137