When o'er the hill the eastern star Tells bughtin-time is near, my jo, And owsen frae the furrowed field Return sae dowf and weary O: Down by the burn where scented birks Wi' dew are hanging clear, my jo, I'll meet thee on the lea-rig, My ain kind Dearie O. At midnight hour, in mirkest glen, I'd rove and ne'er be irie O, If thro' that glen I gaed to thee, My ain kind Dearie O: Altho' the night were ne'er sae [wet]1, And I were n'er sae weary O, [I'd]2 meet thee on the lea-rig, My ain kind Dearie O. The hunter lo'es the morning sun, To rouse the mountain deer, my jo, At noon the fisher takes the glen, Adown the burn to steer, my jo; Gie me the hour o' gloamin grey, It maks my heart sae cheary O To meet thee on the lea-rig, My ain kind Dearie O.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)bughtin-time = the time of milking the ewes;
jo = sweetheart;
dowf = lethargic;
birks = birch trees;
lea-rig = grassy ridge, unploughed land;
irie = frightened;
gloamin = twilight
1 in some editions: "wild"
2 in some editions: "I'll"
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The lea-rig" [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), "The lea-rig", Hob. XXXIa:31bis, JHW XXXII/3 no. 152 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "My ain kind dearie O", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], London: Stanley Lucas, Weber & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876) ; composed by Eusebius Mandyczewski.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901) [an adaptation] ; composed by Joseph Rheinberger.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Ty, moje potěšení"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) ((Johann) Philipp Kaufmann) , no title [an adaptation]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 156
Když hlásí hvězda večerní, že čas je ku dojení a voli domů z oranin se vrací unaveni: tam v břizách vonných, zrosených, kde potůček se pění, já potkávám tě na mezi, ty, moje potěšení. Já tmavým lesem v půlnoci, když nikde hvězdy není, tím lesem já bych k tobě šel ty, moje potěšení. Ať sebe více unaven jsem po klopotě denní, já vstříc bych šel ti po mezi, ty, moje potěšení. Vychází lovec za srnou po prvním kuropění a rybář s loďkou na řece vrš o polednách mění; já na večer, když v soumraku se nebe zarumění, rád potkám tebe na mezi ty, moje potěšení!
Confirmed with BURNS, Robert. Výbor z písní a ballad, translated by Josef Václav Sládek, Praha: J. Otto, 1892.
Text Authorship:
- by Josef Václav Sládek (1845 - 1912), "Ty, moje potěšení" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The lea-rig"
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 ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-08-12
Line count: 24
Word count: 105