by John Imlah (1799 - 1846)
There lives a young lassie
Language: Scottish (Scots)
There lives a young lassie Far down yon lang glen; How I lo'e that lassie There's nae ane can ken! O! a saint's faith may vary. But faithful I'll be; For weel I lo'e Mary, An' Mary lo'es me. Red, red as the rowan Her smiling wee mou'; An' white as the gowan Her breast and her brow! Wi' a foot o' a fairy She links o'er the lea; O! weel I lo'e Mary, An' Mary lo'es me. She sings sweet as onie Wee bird of the air, And she's blithe as she's bonnie. She's guid as she's fair; Like a lammie sae airy And artless is she, O! weel I lo'e Mary, And Mary lo'es me! Where yon tall forest timmer, An' lowly broom bower, To the sunshine o' simmer Spread verdure an' flower; There, when night clouds the cary, Beside her I'll be; For weel I lo'e Mary, And Mary lo'es me.
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Authorship:
- by John Imlah (1799 - 1846), "There lives a young lassie" [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 Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "Weel I lo'e Mary", published 1922 [ male voice and piano ], from Scottish Lyrics, Book 2, no. 2, Bayley & Ferguson [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-21
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Word count: 154