by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Wee Willie Gray, and his leather wallet, Peel a willow-wand, to be him boots and jacket! The rose upon the breer will be him trews and doublet -- The rose upon the breer will be him trews 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Wee Willie", op. 92 no. 3 (1975), from A Birthday Hansel, no. 3
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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