by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
I'm o'er young to marry yet See original
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Our translations: FRE
I am my mammy's ae bairn,
Wi' unco folk I weary, sir;
And lying in a man's bed,
I'm fley'd it make me eerie, sir.
I'm o'er young, I'm o'er young,
I'm o'er young to marry yet;
I'm o'er young, 'twad be a sin
To tak me frae my mammy yet.
...
Hallowmass is come and gane,
The nights are lang in winter, sir,
And you an' I in ae bed,
In trowth, I dare na venture, Sir.
I'm o'er young, I'm o'er young... etc.
Fu' loud and shill the frosty wind
Blaws thro' the leafless timmer, sir;
But if ye come this gate again,
I'll be aulder be gin simmer, sir.
I'm o'er young, I'm o'er young... etc.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.
Confirmed with Burns, Robert, Poems and Songs. Vol. VI, The Harvard Classics. New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1909–14; Bartleby.com, 2001. www.bartleby.com/6/207.html.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "I'm o'er young to marry yet", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 30, Hob. XXXIa no. 30, stanzas 1,3-4
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Song -- I'm o'er young to marry yet"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 23
Word count: 156