by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Bonnie George Campbell
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
High upon Highlands,
and laigh upon Tay.
Bonnie George Campbell
rode out on a day.
He saddled, he bridled,
and gallant rode he.
And hame cam his guid horse,
but never cam he.

Out cam his mother dear,
greeting fu sair.
Out cam his bonnie bryde,
riving her hair.
"The meadow lies green,
and the corn is unshorn.
But Bonnie George Campbell
will never return."

Saddled and bridled
and booted rode he,
A plume in his helmet,
a sword at his knee.
But toom cam his saddle
all bloody to see.
Oh, hame cam his guid horse,
but never cam he.

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  • Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Thor Næve Lange (1851 - 1915) , "Unge George Campbell" ; composed by Peter Arnold Heise, Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller.

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This text was added to the website: 2022-11-15
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