by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I had a horse
Language: English
I had a horse and I had nae mair, I got him frae my daddy; My purse was light, and my heart was sair, But my wit it was fu' ready. And sae I thought me on a time, Out-wittens o' my daddy, To fee myself to a lawland laird, Wha had a bonny lady.
GLOSSARY
Out-wittens = without the knowledge
Fee = hire
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Out-wittens = without the knowledge
Fee = hire
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), "I had a horse", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 17, Hob. XXXIa no. 17. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 55