Les bouleaux d'Abergeldy | Jolie fille, veux-tu aller

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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Birks of Aberfeldy

(Sung text for setting by H. Abrams)

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Language: Scottish (Scots)

Our translations: FRE

Bonie lassie, will ye go,
    Will ye go, will ye go,
    Bonie lassie, will ye go
    To the birks of Aberfeldy?

 ... 

The hoary cliffs are crown'd wi' flowers,
White o'er the linns the burnie pours,
And rising weets wi' misty showers
The birks of Aberfeldy.
Bonie lassie, &c.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,5 of the original text.

GLOSSARY

Birks = birch trees
Braes = hillsides
Shaws = woody groves by a water side
Linns = waterfalls

Composition:

Harriet Abrams

Text Authorship:

by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

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

CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Bílé břízy"
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les bouleaux d'Abergeldy", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-29
Line count: 29
Word count: 153

Les bouleaux d'Abergeldy

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Abrams)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the Scottish (Scots)

Jolie fille, veux-tu aller,
Veux-tu aller, veux-tu aller,
Jolie fille, veux-tu aller
Aux bouleaux d'Aberfeldy ?
Maintenant l'été brille sur les collines fleuries,
Et là-haut joue le ruisseau cristallin ;
Viens, allons passer des jours légers
Parmi les bouleaux d'Aberfeldy.

 ... 

Jolie fille, etc…
Laissons s'enfuir au hasard  les cadeaux de la fortune,
Ils ne m'arracheront jamais de souhait
Suprêmement meilleur qu'amour et toi,
Dans les bouleaux d'Aberfeldy.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-19
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