by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation

I canna come ilka day to woo
Language: Scottish (Scots)  after the Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  FRE
Now bank and brae are clothed in green,
  And scattered cowslips sweetly spring;
By Girvan's fairy haunted stream
  The birdies flit on wanton wing.
To Cassills' banks when ev'ning fa's,
  There with my Mary let me flee,
There catch her ilka glance of love,
  The bonie blink o' Mary's e'e.

The man wha boasts o' warld's wealth,
  Is aften laird o' meikle care;
But Mary she is a' my ain,
  Ah, Fortune canna gie me mair!
Then let me range by Cassills' banks,
  Wi' her the lassie dear to me,
And catch her ilka glance o' love,
  The bonie blink o' Mary's e'e.

Glossary

Brae = steep or sloping bank of a river
Ilka = every
Blink = twinkle
Meikle = much

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  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title unknown, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 103