by Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758)
O'er bogie
Language: English
Well I agree, ye're sure of me; Next to my father gae; Make him content to give consent, He'll hardly say you nay: For ye have what he wou'd be at, And will commend you weel, Since parents auld think love grows cauld, Where bairns want milk and meal. Shou'd he deny, I carena by, He'd contradict in vain, Tho' a' my kin had said and sworn, But thee I will have nane. Then never range, nor learn to change, Like those in high degree: And if you faithful prove in love You'll find nae fault in me.
Glossary:
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Bogie = a marsh
Bairns = children
Meal = oatmeal
I carena by = I am indifferent
Kin = family
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), "O'er bogie", JHW XXXII/3 no. 190, Hob. XXXIa no. 16bis [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-10
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Word count: 98