The silken snood
Language: English 
Oh! I hae lost my silken snood, 
That tied my hair sae yellow;
I've gi'en my heart to the lad I loo'd, 
He was a gallant fellow. 
And twine it weel, my bonny dow,
And twine it weel, the plaiden, 
The lassie lost her silken snood
In pu'ing of the bracken.

But he has left the lass he loo'd, 
His ain true love forsaken,
Which gars me sair to greet the snood 
I lost amang the bracken.
And twine it weel, my bonny dow, 
And twine it weel, the plaiden,
The lassie lost her silken snood 
In pu'ing of the bracken.

GLOSSARY

Snood = ribbon
Dow = dove
Plaiden = coarse woollen cloth
Gars = makes
Sair = distressed
Greet = lament, cry for

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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 101