by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Valter Juva (1865 - 1922)
Hey, the dusty Miller
Language: English
Hey, the dusty Miller, And his dusty coat, He will win a shilling, Or he spend a groat: Dusty was the coat, Dusty was the colour, Dusty was the kiss That I gat frae the Miller. Hey, the dusty Miller, And his dusty sack; Leeze me on the calling Fills the dusty peck: Fills the dusty peck, Brings the dusty siller; I wad gie my coatie For the dusty Miller.
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Authorship
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The dusty miller" [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 Humphrey Procter-Gregg (1895 - 1980), "The dusty miller" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "Hey, the dusty miller", published 1922 [ female voice and piano ], from Scottish Lyrics, Book 1, no. 8, Bayley & Ferguson [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Umoučený mlynář"
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Valter Juva) , "Myllärin Miska"
Researcher for this text: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 70
Myllärin Miska
Language: Finnish (Suomi) after the English
Hui hai, Myllärin Miska, jauhomekko mies! Pussiin markkoja pyytää, penneiks jäävän ties. Niin oli jauhossa mies, jauhossa lakki ja niska, jauhoinen oli suu, jolla suuteli Miska. Hei, sitä Myllärin Miskaa, säkkein jauhajaa! Siinä se virkamies on, kokoo tavaraa; jauhoja laariin saa, markkoja arkkuun viskaa. Sattuis, – liivini sais Myllärin Jauho-Miska!
Confirmed with Burns, Robert: Lauluja ja ballaadeja, translated by Valter Juva, Helsinki: Fundament, 1918.
Authorship
- by Valter Juva (1865 - 1922), "Myllärin Miska" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The dusty miller"
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 text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-08-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 50