by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The birks of Abergeldie
Language: English
Bonny lassie, will ye go, Will ye go, will ye go, Bonny lassie, will ye go To the birks of Abergeldie? Ye shall get a gown o' silk, A gown o' silk, a gown o' silk, Ye shall get a gown o' silk, And coat of callimankie. Na, kind sir, I dare nae gang, I dare nae gang, I dare nae gang, Na, kind sir, I dare nae gang, My minny will be angry; Sair, sair, wad she flyte; Wad she flyte, wad she flyte; Sair, sair, wad she flyte; And sair wad she ban me.
GLOSSARY
Birks = birch trees
Callimankie = calamanco, a woollen material from Flanders
Minny = mother
Flyte = scold, chide
Ban = curse
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Birks = birch trees
Callimankie = calamanco, a woollen material from Flanders
Minny = mother
Flyte = scold, chide
Ban = curse
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 birks of Abergeldie", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 58, Hob. XXXIa no. 58. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 96