Lassie, with the lips sae rosy, With the eyne sae saft and bricht, Dear wee lassie, I keep thinkin', Thinkin' on thee day and nicht. Winter nichts are lang and eerie; Oh, gin I were with thee, dear, Arms about thee, cracking couthly, With nae mortal by to hear! With my kisses I would smother Thy white hand sae jimp and sma', And my tears for very rapture On that wee white hand should fa'.
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7. Lassie with the lips sae rosy  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Theodore Martin, Sir, KCB KCVO (1816 - 1909), "Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, page 110, first published 1887
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 50
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