by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
My Nanie, O See original
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Our translations: FRE
Behind yon hills where Lugar flows,
'Mang moors an' mosses many, O,
The wintry sun the day has clos'd,
And i'll awa to Nanie, O.
The westlin wind blaws loud an' shill;
The night's baith mirk and rainy, O;
But I'll get my plaid an' out I'll steal,
An' owre the hill to Nanie, O.
My Nanie's charming, sweet, an' young;
Nae artfu' wiles to win ye, O :
May ill befa' the flattering tongue
That wad beguile my Nanie, O.
Her face is fair, her heart is true;
As spotless as she's bonie, O,
The op'ning gowan, wat wi' dew,
Nae purer is than Nanie, O.
...
Our auld guidman delights to view
His sheep an' kye thrive bonie, O;
But I'm as blythe that hauds his pleugh,
An' has nae care but Nanie, O.
Come weel, come woe, I care na by;
I'll tak what Heav'n will sen' me, O;
Nae ither care in life have I,
But live, an' love my Nanie, O.
Composition:
- Set to music by David Arditti (b. 1964), "My Nanie, O", op. 1 no. 10, first performed 1994, stanzas 1-4,7-8, from Burns Songs, no. 10
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My Nanie, O"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Má Nannie"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ma Nanie, oh", copyright © 2014, (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: 32
Word count: 220