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My Sandy gied to me a ring,
Was a' beset wi' diamonds fine,
But I gied him a better thing,
I gied my heart in pledge o' his ring.
My Sandy O, my Sandy O,
My bonny, bonny Sandy O;
Tho' the love that I owe
To thee I dare na show,
Yet I love my love in secret,
My Sandy O!
My Sandy brak a piece o' gowd,
While down his cheeks the saut tears row'd,
He took a hauf and gied it me,
And I'll keep it till the hour I die.
My Sandy O...
GLOSSARY
Gowd = gold
Saut = salt
Hauf = half
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "I love my love in secret" [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "I love my love in secret", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 3, Hob. XXXIa no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "J'aime mon amour en secret", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 15
Word count: 97
Mon Sandy m'a donné une bague, Elle était sertie de fins diamants, Mais je lui ai donné une meilleure chose, Je lui ai donné mon cœur en gage de sa bague. Mon Sandy, oh mon Sandy, oh ! Mon joli, joli Sandy, oh ! Pourtant l'amour que je lui porte, Je n'ose lui montrer, Et j'aime mon amour en secret, Mon Sandy, oh ! Mon Sandy a cassé une pièce d'or Tandis que coulaient d'amères larmes sur ses joues, Il en prit la moitié et me l'a donnée, Et je la garderai jusqu'à l'heure de ma mort. Mon Sandy, oh...
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 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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Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "I love my love in secret"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-22
Line count: 15
Word count: 97