by William Soutar (1898 - 1943)
Munebrunt
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Upon his hunkers sits the dug: Scartin' ae lug and noo the ither; then cocks his ee and glowers abune whaur leams the mune thru caller weather. Puir baest, puir baest, wha wudna yowl, wi' liftit jowl an' lowden’d lugs, gin he but thocht yon world o’ stanes was fou o’ banes for hungry dugs? Puir baest, puir baest, wha wudna yowl!
Authorship:
- by William Soutar (1898 - 1943) [author's text not yet checked 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 Buxton Daeblitz Orr (1924 - 1997), "Munebrunt", first performed 1962 [voice and piano], from Songs of a Childhood, no. 4, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-02-05
Line count: 9
Word count: 62