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by Robert Nicoll (1814 - 1837)

Menie
Language: English 
Fu' ripe, ripe was her rosy lip,
And raven was her hair;
And white, white was her swan-like neck --
Her een like starnies were!
As raven, raven was her hair,
So like the snaw her brow;
And the words that fell frae her wee saft mou'
Were happy words I trow!

And pure, pure was her maiden heart,
And ne'er a thought o' sin
Durst venture there -- an angel dwelt
Its borders a' within!
And fair as was her sweet bodie,
Yet fairer was her mind;
Menie's the queen amang the flowers --
The wale of womankind.

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Nicoll (1814 - 1837), "Menie" [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "Menie", op. 20 (Six Scotch Songs für 1 voice with Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, A.P. Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 96

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