by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Anne Grant (1755 - 1838)

Language: English  after the Scots Gaelic 
My Colin, lov'd Colin, my Colin, my dear,
Who wont the wild mountains to trace without fear;
O where are thy flocks, that so swiftly rebound,
And fly o'er the heath without touching the ground?
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Note: Cro Challin = Cattle of Colin

Composition:

    Set to music by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Cro Challin", Hob. XXXIa:253A, JHW. XXXII/4 no. 287b, lines 1-4 [ voice and piano ]

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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 109