by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
O that I had ne'er been married
Language: Scottish (Scots)
O that I had ne'er been married, I wad never had nae care, now I've gotten wife an' weans, an' they cry 'Crowdie' evermair. Chorus: Ance crowdie, twice crowdie, three times crowdie in a day gin ye crowdie ony mair, ye'll crowdie a' my meal away. Waefu' Want and Hunger fley me, glowrin' by the hallan en'; Sair I fecht them at the door, But aye I'm eerie they come ben. Ance crowdie, &c.
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- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) [author's text not yet checked 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "O that I had ne'er been married" [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "Crowdie", published 1922 [male voice and piano], from Scottish lyrics set to music, Book 2, no. 7, Bayley & Ferguson [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-22
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