by Marion Angus (1866 - 1946)
Mary's Song
Language: English
I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss, Had I been his, had I been his; Barley breid and elder wine, Had I been his as he is mine. The wanderin’ bee it seeks the rose; Tae the lochan’s bosom the burnie goes; The grey bird cries at evenin’s fa’, ‘My luve, my fair one, come awa’.’ My beloved sall ha’e this he’rt tae break, Reid, reid wine and the barley cake, A he’rt tae break, and a mou’ tae kiss, Tho’ he be nae mine, as I am his.
Confirmed with Marion Angus, The Tinker's Road and Other Verses, Glasgow: Gowans & Grey, 1924.
Text Authorship:
- by Marion Angus (1866 - 1946), "Mary's Song", appears in The Tinker's Road and Other Verses [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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Mary's Song", op. 391 (1953) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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