by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
The Banks o' Doon Matches original text
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Ye flowery banks o' bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fair? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o care! Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird, That sings upon the bough; Thou minds me o' the happy days When mv fause love was true. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird, That sings beside thy mate; For sae I sat, and sae I sang, And wist na o' my fate. Aft hae I rov'd by bonnie Doon To see the woodbine twine, And ilka bird sang o' its love; And sae did I o' mine. Wi' lightsome heart I pu'd a rose, Frae aff its thorny tree; And my fause luver staw the rose, But left the thorn wi' me.
Composition:
- Set to music by David Arditti (b. 1964), "The Banks o' Doon", op. 1 no. 3, first performed 1994, from Burns Songs, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Banks of Doon", subtitle: "[First version]"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 126