by Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758)
Edinburgh Kate
Language: English
Now wat ye wha I met yestreen, Coming down the street, my jo? My mistress in her tartan screen, Fu' bonny, braw, and sweet, my jo. My dear, quoth I, thanks to the night, That never wish'd a lover ill; Since ye're out of your mother's sight, Let's tak a walk up to the hill. There's up into a pleasant glen, A wee piece frae my father's tow'r, A canny, saft, and flow'ry den, Where circling birks have formed a bow'r: Whene'er the sun grows high and warm, We'll to that caller shade remove, There will I lock thee in mine arm, And breathe the tender tale of love.
GLOSSARY
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Wat = know
Jo = sweetheart
Braw = fine, handsome
Canny = gentle
Birks = birch trees
Caller = fresh
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), "Edinburgh Kate", JHW XXXII/3 no. 192, Hob. XXXIa no. 69bis [text verified 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Joseph Haydn.
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-12-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 109