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by Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758)

A cold frosty morning
Language: English 
When innocent pastime our pleasures did crown,
Upon a green meadow or under a tree,
E'er Annie became a fine lady in town,
How lovely, and loving, and bonnie was she!
Rouse up your reason, my beautiful Annie,
Let no new whim ding thy fancy ajee,
O! as thou art bonnie, be faithfu' and canny,
And favour thy Jamie wha dotes upon thee.

O think, my dear charmer! on ilka sweet hour
That flade away fastly between thee and me,
E'er squirrels, or beaus, or fopp'ry, had pow'r
To rival my love, or impose upon thee.
Rouse up thy reason, my beautiful Annie,
And let thy desires be a' center'd in me;
O! as thou art bonnie, be faithfu' and canny,
And love him wha's langing to center in thee.

GLOSSARY

Bonnie = beautiful
Ding = drive
Ajee = aside
Canny = gentle, prudent
Ilka = every

Text Authorship:

  • by Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758) [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), "A cold frosty morning", Hob. XXXIa no. 107, JHW. XXXII/2 no. 107. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2013-03-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 130

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