Widow are ye wakin'?
Language: English
"O! wha's that at my chamber door?"
"Fair widow are ye wakin'?"
"Auld carle, your suit give o'er,
"Your love lies a' in tawkin';
"Gie me a lad that's young and tight,
"Sweet like an April meadow;
"'Tis sic as he can bless the sight
"And bosom of a widow!"
"O! widow, wilt thou let me in?
"I'm pawky, wise, and thrifty;
"And come of a right gentle kin,
"I'm little mair than fifty."
"Daft carle, dit your mouth;
"What signifies how pawky,
"Or gentle born ye be -- but troth,
"In love ye're but a gawky."
"Then, widow, let those guineas speak,
"That powerfully plead clinkan;
"And if they fail, my mouth I'll steek,
"And nae mair love will think on."
"These court indeed, I maun confess,
"I think they mak' you young, sir;
"An' ten times better can express
"Affection, than your tongue, sir."
GLOSSARY
Auld carle = name for an old man
Tight = well-built
Sic = such
Pawky = Cunning
Dit = shut
Gawky = idiot
Clinkan = money
Steek = close
Maun = must
Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani
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Text added to the website: 2012-08-14.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:01
Line count: 24
Word count: 145
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