I canna get to my love, if I would dee
Language: English
I canna get to my love, if I would dee, The water o' Tyne runs between her and me; And here I must stand, wi' a tear in my e'e, Both sighing and sickly my sweetheart to see. O where is the boatman? my bonny hinny! O where is the boatman? I'll give any money To ferry me ower the Tyne to my hinny, And I will remember the boatman and thee. O bring me a boatman - I'll give any money, And you for your trouble rewarded'll be, To ferry me over the Tyne to my hinny, Or scull her across that rough river to me.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Water o' Tyne" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John McCabe (1939 - 2015), "The Water of Tyne", 1976 [ high voice, horn, and piano ], from Five Folksongs, no. 1, Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "The Water Of Tyne", op. 442 (1955) [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-08-07
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