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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Wilt Thou Be My Dearie?
 (Sung text for setting by A. Foote)
 Matches original text
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  FRE
Wilt thou be my dearie?
When sorrow wrings thy gentle heart,
O wilt thou let me chear thee?
By the treasure of my soul —
That's the love I bear thee —
I swear and vow that only thou
Shall ever be my dearie !
Only thou, I swear and vow,
Shall ever be my dearie !

Lassie, say thou lo'es me,
Or if thou wilt na be my ain,
Sayna thou'lt refuse me !
If it winna, canna be,
Thou for thine may choose me,
Let me, lassie, quickly die,
Trusting that thou lo'es me !
Lassie, let me quickly die,
Trusting that thou lo'es me!

Composition:

    Set to music by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "Wilt Thou Be My Dearie?" [ voice and piano ], from 2 Old Scotch Songs, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Wilt thou be my dearie?"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Chceš-li mojí být?"
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 103

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