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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

The wren's nest
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
The Robin to the Wren's nest 
Cam keekin' in, cam keekin' in; 
O weel's me on your auld pow, 
Wad ye be in, wad ye be in? 
Thou's ne'er get leave to lie without, 
And I within, and I within, 
Sae lang's I hae an auld clout 
To rowe ye in, to rowe ye in.

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Wren's Nest" [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 Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "The wren's nest", published 1922 [ female voice and piano ], from Scottish Lyrics, Book 1, no. 6, Bayley & Ferguson [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-11-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 55

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