by William Dudgeon (1753? - 1813)
The maid that tends the goats
Language: English
Up amang yon cliffy rocks, Sweetly rings the rising echo, To the maid that tends the goats, Lilting o'er her native notes. Hark, she sings, "Young Sandy's kind, "An' he's promised ay to lo'e me, "Here's a brotch I ne'er shall tin'd, "Till he's fairly married to me: "Drive away, ye drone time, "An' bring about our bridal day. "Sandy herds a flock o' sheep, "Aften does he blaw the whistle, "In a strain sae saftly sweet, "Lammies listening dare nae bleat; "He's as fleet's the mountain roe, "Hardy as the Highland heather, "Wading through the winter snow, "Keeping ay his flock together; "But a plaid, wi' bare houghs, "He braves the bleakest norlin blast. "Brawly he can dance and sing "Canty glee, or Highland cronach; "Nane can ever match his fling "At a reel, or round a ring; "Wightly can he wield a rung "In a brawl he's ay the bangster "A' his praise can ne'er be sung "By the langest winded sangster. "Sangs that sing o' Sandy, "Come short, though they were e'er sae lang."
GLOSSARY
Brotch = brooch
Tin'd = lose
Plaid = rectangular length of twilled woollen cloth worn as a mantle or outer garment
Houghs = thighs
Norlin = north
Brawly = very well
Canty = cheerful, merry
Cronach = dirge or lament
Fling = Highland dance
Wightly = strongly
Ring = stick, cudgel
Bangster = conqueror
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Brotch = brooch
Tin'd = lose
Plaid = rectangular length of twilled woollen cloth worn as a mantle or outer garment
Houghs = thighs
Norlin = north
Brawly = very well
Canty = cheerful, merry
Cronach = dirge or lament
Fling = Highland dance
Wightly = strongly
Ring = stick, cudgel
Bangster = conqueror
Authorship:
- by William Dudgeon (1753? - 1813) [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), "The maid that tends the goats", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 397, Hob. XXXIa no. 221. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 30
Word count: 177