by James Grahame, Reverend (1765 - 1811)
Song
Language: English
Tune - If a Body meet a Body O Marion is a bonny lass, There's glawmry in her smile; And yet by a' it is confest, That Marion's free frae guile. Ilk rising thought, before she speaks, Ye maist wad think ye saw; An' then her voice comes like the breeze Blawn o'er the birken shaw. Whane'er she sings, her artless notes In sweetness far exceed The echo that frae rock to rock, Repeats the shepherd's reed. An' a' the while a wavering blush Her modest fears discloses, Like a bonny bird that sings embowered Amang a bush o' roses. Whan coming frae the fair wi' her, Though e'er sae late at een, The gloom is light an hour's a blink, The muir's a foggy green. But what I like the best of a', She says whan I'm beside her, Be't light, be't dark, she never thinks That skaith can e'er betide her.
Authorship:
- by James Grahame, Reverend (1765 - 1811), "Song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, adapted by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Joseph Haydn.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-24
Line count: 25
Word count: 154