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O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body, Jenny's seldom dry: She draigl't a' her petticoatie, Comin thro' the rye! Chorus: Comin thro' the rye, poor body, Comin thro' the rye, She draigl't a' her petticoatie, Comin thro' the rye! Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the rye, Gin a body kiss a body, Need a body cry? (chorus) Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the glen Gin a body kiss a body, Need the warl' ken? (chorus) Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the grain; Gin a body kiss a body, The thing's a body's ain. (chorus)
Glossary
weet – wet
draigl't – draggled
gin – if, should
cry – call out [for help]
warl – world
ken – know
ain – ownAuthorship
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Comin thro' the rye" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970), "Comin thro' the rye", published 1922 [ voice and piano ], London: Elkin [sung text not yet checked]
Set in a modified version by Helen Hopekirk.
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation ; composed by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak (1887 - 1964) , no title [an adaptation] ; composed by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich.
- Also set in Swiss German (Schwizerdütsch), a translation by August Corrodi (1826 - 1885) ; composed by Friedrich Niggli.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Jak šla žitem"
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Valter Juva) , "Tullut läpi viljan", written 1918
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En venant à travers le seigle", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2019-03-08
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Word count: 102
Oh, Jenny est toute mouillée, pauvre d'elle, Jenny est rarement sèche : Elle a trempé tous ses jupons, En venant à travers le seigle ! Chœur En venant à travers le seigle, pauvre d'elle, En venant à travers le seigle, Elle a trempé tous ses jupons En venant à travers le seigle ! Si une personne rencontre une personne, En venant à travers le seigle, Si une personne embrasse une personne, Est-ce qu'une personne a besoin de crier ? (Chœur) Si une personne rencontre une personne, En venant à travers le vallon, Si une personne embrasse une personne, Est-ce que le monde a besoin de savoir ? (Chœur) Si une personne rencontre une personne, En venant à travers Si une personne embrasse une personne, La chose est la propriété d'une personne. (Chœur)
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- Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Comin thro' the rye"
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 132