by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Language: Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  FRE
Cauld blaws the wind frae east to west,
  The drift is driving sairly,
Sae loud and shrill 's I hear the blast —
  I'm sure it 's winter fairly !

Refrain :
 Up in the morning 's no for me,
  Up in the morning early !
 When a' the hills are cover'd wi' snaw,
  I'm sure it is winter fairly.

The birds sit chittering in the thorn,
  A' day they fare but sparely;
And lang 's the night frae e'en to morn —
  I'm sure it's winter fairly.
Refrain

Composition:

    Set to music by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Up in the morning early", Hob.XXXIa:28ter, JHWXXXII/3 no. 252

Text Authorship:

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Se lever de bon matin", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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