O wert thou in the cauld blast On yonder lea, on yonder lea, My plaidie to the angry airt, I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee. Or did Misfortune's bitter storms Around thee blaw, around thee blaw, Thy bield should be my bosom To share it a', to share it a'. Or were I in the wildest waste, Sae black and bare, sae black and bare, The desert were a Paradise If thou wert there, if thou wert there. Or were I monarch of the globe, Wi' thee to reign, wi' thee to reign, The brightest jewel in my crown Wad be my queen, wad be my queen.
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with The Complete Poems and Songs of Robert Burns, edited by James Barke with an Introduction by John Cairney, Collins, Glasgow, 1995, Page 698.
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- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Oh wert thou in the cauld blast" [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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В полях под снегом и дождём, Мой милый друг, мой бедный друг, Тебя укрыл бы я плащом От зимних вьюг, от зимних вьюг. А если мука суждена Тебе судьбой, тебе судьбой, Готов я скорбь твою до дна Делить с тобой, делить с тобой. Пускай сойду во мрачный дол, Где ночь кругом, где тьма кругом, Во тьме я солнце бы нашёл С тобой вдвоём, с тобой вдвоём. И если б дали мне в удел Весь шар земной, весь шар земной, С каким бы счастьем я владел Тобой одной, тобой одной!
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- by Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak (1887 - 1964) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Oh wert thou in the cauld blast"
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