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Ca' the yowes tae the knowes, Ca' them whar the heather grows, Ca' them whar the burnie rows, My bonnie dearie. Hark, the mavis' e'enin' sang, Soundin' Cluden's woods amang; Then a fauldin' let us gang, My bonnie dearie. We'll gang down by Clouden side, Through the hazels spreading wide O'er the waves that sweetly glide To the moon sae clearly. Fair and lovely as thou art, Thou hast stol'n my very heart; I can die, but canna part, My bonnie Dearie. While waters wimple to the sea, While day blinks in the lift sae hie Till death shall blin' my e'e Ye shall be my dearie.
B. Britten sets stanzas 1-4
R. Vaughan Williams sets stanzas 1-2, 4-5
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Authorship
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Ca' the yowes", stanzas 1-4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Ca' the yowes to the knowes", op. 213 no. 6, published 1993 [ mixed chorus and orchestra ], from A Burns Sequence, no. 6, London : Oxford University Press [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Ca' the yowes", 1922, stanzas 1-2,4-5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Joseph Haydn, Maurice Johnson.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2016-09-11 08:30:08
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Word count: 107
Mène les brebis sur les hauteurs,
Mène-les où pousse la bruyère,
Mène-les où coule le ruisseau,
Ma belle chérie.
Écoute le chant vespéral de la grive,
Résonner dans les bois de Cluden ;
Puis allons au parc à moutons,
Ma belle chérie.
Nous descendrons du côté de Clouden,
Parmi les larges étendues de noisetiers,
Au-dessus des vagues qui glissent doucement
À la lune si claire.
Tu es si belle et charmante
Que tu as bien ravi mon cœur ;
Je peux mourir, mais ne puis te quitter,
Ma belle chérie.
Tant que les eaux gazouillent vers la mer,
Tant que le jour brille haut dans le ciel,
Jusqu'à ce que la mort ferme mes yeux,
Tu seras ma chérie.
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Translations of title(s):
"Ca' the yowes to the knowes" = "Mène les brebis sur les hauteurs"
"Ca' the yowes" = "Mène les brebis"
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- Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2019 by Pierre Mathé, (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)
Text added to the website: 2019-04-04 00:00:00
Last modified: 2019-04-04 11:02:35
Line count: 20
Word count: 119