Lyr Add: Craigieburn Wood

07 Oct 02 - 02:05 AM (#798114)
Subject: Lyr Add: Craigieburn Wood
From: Thomas the Rhymer

Here's another version of this Burns classic...


Sweet fa's the eve on Craigieburn,
And blythe awakes the morrow,
But a' the pride o' Spring's return
Can yeild me nocht but sorrow.
I see the flowers and spreading trees,
I hear the wild birds singing;
But what a weary wight can please,
And Care his bosom wringing?-

Fain, fain would I my grief's impart,
Yet dare na for your anger;
But secret love will break my heart,
If I conceal it langer.
If thou refuse to pity me;
If thou shalt love anither;
When yon green leaves fade frae the tree,
Around my grave they'll wither.-

'The Complete Songs of Robert Burns' -Linn Records CKD 099

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07 Oct 02 - 02:18 AM (#798116)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Craigieburn Wood
From: Malcolm Douglas

Written 1795-6. The earlier set (1792) is in the DT: CRAIGIEBURN WOOD.

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07 Oct 02 - 02:25 AM (#798118)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Craigieburn Wood
From: Thomas the Rhymer

Thanks Malcolm, Think it's an upgrade?

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