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.
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 set to music, Book 1, no. 6, Bayley & Ferguson [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Researcher for this text: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-11-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 55