The silken snood
Language: English
Oh! I hae lost my silken snood, That tied my hair sae yellow; I've gi'en my heart to the lad I loo'd, He was a gallant fellow. And twine it weel, my bonny dow, And twine it weel, the plaiden, The lassie lost her silken snood In pu'ing of the bracken. But he has left the lass he loo'd, His ain true love forsaken, Which gars me sair to greet the snood I lost amang the bracken. And twine it weel, my bonny dow, And twine it weel, the plaiden, The lassie lost her silken snood In pu'ing of the bracken.
GLOSSARY
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Snood = ribbon
Dow = dove
Plaiden = coarse woollen cloth
Gars = makes
Sair = distressed
Greet = lament, cry for
Authorship:
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 silken snood", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 370, Hob. XXXIa no. 208, one of the Scottish Songs for William Whyte arranged by Haydn [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 101