by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Jean Glover (1758 - 1801?)
O'er the moor
Language: English  after the Scottish (Scots)
Comin' through the craigs o' Kyle, Amang the bonnie bloomin' heather, There I met a bonnie lassie Keepin' a' her ewes thegither. O'er the moor amang the heather, O'er the moor amang the heather -- There I met a bonnie lassie Keepin'a'her ewes thegither. Says I, "My dear, where is thy name, In moor or dale, pray tell me wheter?" Says she, "I tent the fleecy flocks That feed amang the bloomin' heather." O'er the moor amang the heather, O'er the moor amang the heather -- There I met a bonnie lassie Keepin'a'her ewes thegither. We sat us down upon a bank, Sae warm an'sunny was the weather, She left her flocks at large to rove Amang the bonnie bloomin' heather. O'er the moor amang the heather, O'er the moor amang the heather -- There I met a bonnie lassie Keepin'a'her ewes thegither. As thus we sat she sang a song, Till echo rang a mile and farther, An'aye the burden o'the song Was - "O'er the moor amang the heather!" O'er the moor amang the heather, O'er the moor amang the heather -- There I met a bonnie lassie Keepin'a'her ewes thegither. She charmed my heart, and aye syn sine I couldna' think of ony ither: By sea and sky she shall be mine -- The bonnie lass amang the heather! O'er the moor amang the heather, O'er the moor amang the heather -- There I met a bonnie lassie Keepin'a'her ewes thegither.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Glover (1758 - 1801?) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856 - 1923), "O'er the moor", published 1891, from Nine love songs and a carol, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Joseph Haydn.
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-09
Line count: 40
Word count: 237