Behind yon hills where Lugar flows, 'Mang moors an' mosses many, O, The wintry sun the day has clos'd, And i'll awa to Nanie, O. The westlin wind blaws loud an' shill; The night's baith mirk and rainy, O; But I'll get my plaid an' out I'll steal, An' owre the hill to Nanie, O. My Nanie's charming, sweet, an' young; Nae artfu' wiles to win ye, O : May ill befa' the flattering tongue That wad beguile my Nanie, O. Her face is fair, her heart is true; As spotless as she's bonie, O, The op'ning gowan, wat wi' dew, Nae purer is than Nanie, O. A country lad is my degree, An' few there be that ken me, O; But what care I how few they be ? I 'm welcome ay to Nanie, O. My riches a 's my penny-fee, An' I maun guide it cannie, O; But warl's gear ne'er troubles me, My thoughts are a' — my Nanie, O. Our auld guidman delights to view His sheep an' kye thrive bonie, O; But I'm as blythe that hauds his pleugh, An' has nae care but Nanie, O. Come weel, come woe, I care na by; I'll tak what Heav'n will sen' me, O; Nae ither care in life have I, But live, an' love my Nanie, O.
D. Arditti sets stanzas 1-4, 7-8
J. Haydn sets stanzas 1-4, 7-8
Confirmed with The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns, Cambridge edition, Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1897, page 76.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My Nanie, O" [author's text checked 1 time 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 David Arditti (b. 1964), "My Nanie, O", op. 1 no. 10, first performed 1994, stanzas 1-4,7-8, from Burns Songs, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "My Nanie, O ", Hob. XXXIa:37quater, JHW. XXXII/3 no. 199, stanzas 1-4,7-8 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ignaz Brüll.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Má Nannie"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ma Nanie, oh", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Wo der Lugar fließt den Hügeln zu, tief zwischen Moor und Moose, eilt schon der Wintertag zur Ruh', und ich zu meiner Rose. So trüb und regnicht ist die Nacht, wild heult des Sturms Getose, im Mantel über die Hügel sacht schleich' ich zu meiner Rose- Mein' Lieb' ist reizend, süß und jung, das holde, ränkelose; doch weh' der bösen Schmeichlerzung', die täuschte meine Rose. Ihr Herz ist treu, ihr Auge blau, so süß ist ihr Gekose; dem Maßlieb gleich, genetzt vom Tau, ist Nanny, meine Rose. Ein Bursch' vom Land, das ist mein Stand, der schlichte, namenlose. Was tut's, bin ich auch ungekannt? Mich kennt ja meine Rose. Mein Reichtum ist ein schmales Geld, das ich mit Müh' erlose; doch schert mich nicht das Gold der Welt, denk' ich an meine Rose. Mein Gutsherr, der hat Vieh genug und sitzt dem Glück im Schoße; ich freu' mich hinter seinem Pflug an Nanny, meiner Rose. Komm' Lust und Leid, was kümmert's mich? Bin froh bei jedem Lose. Kein' and're Sorg' in der Welt hab' ich als Nanny, meine Rose!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My Nanie, O"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Nanny, meine Rose", op. 18 (Sechs schottische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-02-22
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