by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Wee Willie Gray See original
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Wee Willie Gray, an' his leather wallet, Peel a willow-wand, to be him boots and jacket! The rose upon the brier will be him trouse and doublet -- The rose upon the brier will be him trouse and doublet! Wee Willie Gray, and his leather wallet, Twice a lily-flower will be him sark and cravat! Feathers of a flee wad feather up his bonnet -- Feathers of a flee wad feather up his bonnet!
Composition:
- Set to music by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "Wee Willie Gray", published 1936 [ low voice and piano ], from Scottish Lyrics, Book 5, no. 3, Bayley & Ferguson; confirmed with Songs of Francis George Scott, selected and edited by Neil Mackay, Roberton Publications, Aylesbury 1980, page 90.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Wee Willie Gray"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Malounký Willie"
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