possibly by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
‘Lass, when your mither is frae hame
Language: Scottish (Scots)
‘Lass, when your mither is frae hame, May I but be sae bauld - As com to your bower window, And creep in frae the cauld? As come to your bower window, And when it’s cauld and wat, Warm me in they fair bosom – Sweet lass, may I do that?’ ‘Young man, gin ye should be sae kind, When our gude-wife’s frae hame, As come to my bower window, Where I am laid my lane, To warm thee in my bosom, Tak’ tent, I’ll tell thee what; The way to me lies through the Kirk – Young man, do ye hear that?’
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Text Authorship:
- possibly by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Lass, when your mither is frae hame" [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 discreet hint", published 1936 [ low voice and piano ], from Scottish Lyrics, Book 5, no. 4, Bayley & Ferguson; confirmed with Songs of Francis George Scott, selected and edited by Neil Mackay, Roberton Publications, Aylesbury 1980, page 94. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-06
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