possibly by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
As I cam down by yon castle wa'
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Available translation(s): FRE
As I cam down by yon castle wa', And in by yon garden green, O, there I spied a bonnie lass, But the flow'r borders were us between. A bonnie, bonnie lassie she was, As ever mine eyes did see! O, five hundred pounds would I give, For to have a pretty bride like thee. To have a pretty bride like me, Young man, ye are fairly mista'en; Tho' ye were king o' fair Scotland, I then wad despise being your queen. Talk not so high, my bonnie, bonnie lass, O, talk not so very, very high; The man at the fair that wad sell, Maun learn at the man that wad buy.
GLOSSARY
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Bonnie = beautiful
Maun = must
Authorship:
- possibly by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) [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), "As I cam down by yon castle wa'", Hob. XXXIa no. 114, JHW. XXXII/2 no. 114. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Quand je descendis le chemin au-delà du château", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 113