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Loud blaw the frosty breezes, The snaws the mountains cover. Like winter on me seizes, Since my young Highland rover Far wanders nations over. Where'er he go, where'er he stray, May Heaven be his warden; Return him safe to fair Strathspey, And bonnie Castle Gordon. The trees now naked groaning, Shall soon wi' leaves be hinging, The birdies dowie moaning, Shall a' be blythly singing, And ev'ry flow'r be springing. Sae I'll rejoice the lee lang day, When (by [his]1 Mighty Warden) My Youth's return'd to fair Strathspey, And bonnie Castle Gordon.
About the headline (FAQ)
View text without footnotesConfirmed with The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns, Cambridge edition, Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1897, page 207.
Note: according to the Bennett score, "my young Highland rover" (line 4) refers to "the young Chevalier, Prince Charles Edward"
GLOSSARY
Dowie = sadly
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The young Highland rover" [author's text checked 1 time 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 William Sterndale Bennett (1816 - 1875), "Castle Gordon", op. 36 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "The young Highland rover", Hob. XXXIa no. 143, JHW. XXXII/2 no. 143 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862) ; composed by William Sterndale Bennett.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-28
Line count: 18
Word count: 93
La bise souffle avec bruit, La neige couvre les montagnes. De même l'hiver me saisit Depuis que mon jeune vagabond des Highlands Parcourt au loin les nations. Où qu'il aille, où qu'il se perde, Puisse le ciel être son gardien ! Qu'il revienne sauf à la belle Strathspey Et au beau Château Gordon. Les arbres dénudés qui aujourd'hui geignent Porteront bientôt des feuilles, Les oiseaux tristes qui gémissent Chanteront tous gaiement, Et toutes les fleurs jailliront. Je me réjouirai aussi tout au long du jour Quand auprès de son puissant gardien Mon jeune [vagabond] sera revenu à la la belle Strathspey, Et au beau château Gordon.
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Translation of title "The young Highland rover" = "Le jeune vagabond des Highlands"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The young Highland rover"
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 105