sometimes misattributed to Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) and by Richard Ryan (1796 - 1849)
O, saw ye the lass wi' the bonny blue...
Language: Scottish (Scots)
O, saw ye the lass wi' the bonny blue een? Her smile is the sweetest that ever was seen: Her cheek like the rose is, but fresher, I ween; She's the loveliest lassie that trips on the green. The home of my love is below in the valley, Where wild-flowers welcome the wandering bee; But the sweetest of flowers in that spot that is seen Is the maid that I love wi' the bonny blue een. When night overshadows her cot in the glen, She'll steal out to meet her loved Donald again; And when the moon shines on the valley so green, I'll welcome the lass wi' the bonny blue een. As the dove that has wandered away from his nest Returns to the mate his fond heart loves the best, I'll fly from the world's false and vanishing scene, To my dear one, the lass wi' the bonny blue een.
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According to Women Composers Through the Ages, the Rogers score attributes the text to Burns.Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
- by Richard Ryan (1796 - 1849), "O, saw ye the Lass" [author's text checked 1 time 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- by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "The lass wi' the bonny blue een" [voice and piano], unpublished [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-22
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