by
Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Oh were my love yon lilac fair
See originalLanguage: Scottish (Scots)
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O gin my Love were yon red rose
That grows upon the castle wa',
And I mysel a drap o' dew,
Into her bonnie breast to fa';
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O were my Love yon lilac fair,
Wi' purple blossoms to the spring,
And I a bird to shelter there,
When wearied on my little wing;
How I wad mourn when it was torn
By autumn wild and winter rude!
But I wad sing on wanton wing
When youthfu' May its bloom renew'd.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2,1 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Oh were my love yon lilac fair", op. 43 no. 3, published 1899, stanza 2,1 [ soprano or tenor and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "O were my Love yon lilac fair"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Kéž byla bys ten vonný bez"
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 106
Language: Spanish (Español) after the Scottish (Scots)
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Oh si mi amor fuera una rosa roja
Que crece sobre el ala del castillo,
Y yo exhalara un poco de rocío,
sobre su hermoso pecho.
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Oh, fuese mi amor noble como las lilas
con flores moradas en la primavera,
y yo un pájaro para refugiarme allí,
Cuando me cansaran mis alas pequeñas.
Cómo lloraría cuando se transformara
en otoño salvaje e invierno rudo!
Pero cantaría sobre mi creciente ala
Cuando el bello mayo su floración renovara.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2,1 of the original text.
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- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "O were my Love yon lilac fair"
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