by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Leader haughs and Yarrow
Language: English
The morn was fair, saft was the air, All nature's sweets were springing; The buds did bow with silver dew, Ten thousand birds were singing; When on the bent, with blyth content, Young Jamie sang his marrow, Nae bonnier lass e'er trod the grass, On Leader haughs and Yarrow. O sweetest Sue! 'tis only you Can make life worth my wishes, If equal love your mind can move To grant this best of blisses. Thou art my Sun, and thy least frown Would blast me in the blossom; But if thou shine, and make me thine, I'll flourish in thy bosom.
GLOSSARY
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Bent = open field or country
Marrow = mate, wife
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), "Leader haughs and Yarrow", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 27, Hob. XXXIa no. 27. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 101