by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Lang hae we parted been
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  IRI
Lang hae we parted been,
  Lassie my dearie;
Now we are met again,
  Lassie lie near me.

     Chorus:
Near me, near me,
Lassie lie near me;
Lang hast thou lien thy lane, 
Lassie lie near me.
     
A' that I hae endur'd,
  Lassie, my dearie,
Here in thy arms is cur'd,
  Lassie lie near me.
     Near me, near me...

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  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , title 1: "Scartha le fada uaim", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 58