Bonny at morn | The sheep's in the meadows, the kye's in the corn

Bonny at morn

Language: English

Available translation(s): FRE GER

The sheep's in the meadows, the kye's in the corn,
Thou's ower lang in thy bed, bonny at morn.
Canny at night, bonny at morn,
Thou's ower lang in they bed,
Bonny at morn.

The bird's in the nest, the trout's in the burn,
Thou hinders thy mother in many a turn.
Canny at night, bonny at morn,
Thou's ower lang in they bed,
Bonny at morn.

We're all laid idle wi' keeping the bairn,
The lad winnot work and the lass winnot lairn.
Canny at night, bonny at morn,
Thou's ower lang in they bed,
Bonny at morn.

Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Bonny at morn", 1976 [ voice and harp ], from 8 Folk Song Arrangements, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ernest Bristow Farrar (1885 - 1918), "Bonny at morn", op. 28 no. 1, published 1927 [ voice and piano ], from North Country Folk Tunes, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this text: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 99