Song -- Tune, Morag --
O wat ye wha' that lo'es me,
And has my heart a keeping,
O' sweet is she that lo'es me
As dews o' simmer e'enin weeping,
In dews tears the rosebuds steeping. ----
Chorus
O wat ye wha' that lo'es me,
And has my heart a keeping,
O' sweet is she that lo'es me
As dews o' simmer e'enin weeping,
In dews tears the rosebuds steeping. ----
Chorus
O that's the Queen o' womankind,
And ne'er a ane to peer her. ----
2
If thou shalt meet a lassie,
In grace & beauty charming;
That e'en thy chosen lassie,
Ere while thy breast sae warming,
Had ne'er sic powers alarming.
O that's & c. ----
And ne'er a ane to peer her. ----
2
If thou shalt meet a lassie,
In grace & beauty charming;
That e'en thy chosen lassie,
Ere while thy breast sae warming,
Had ne'er sic powers alarming.
O that's & c. ----
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/02/89
- Alt. number
- 3.6247.a-b
- Date
- 1795
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Cleghorn, Robert
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/02/89
- Alt. number
- 3.6247.a-b
- Date
- 1795
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Cleghorn, Robert
Description
Manuscript for 'O wat ye wha that lo'es me'
Begins: "O wat ye wha that lo'es me". Song - Tune Morag. " five-line verses, with two-line chorus; docketed by Dr Currie.
The last months of Robert Burns life were marked by ill-health and personal tragedy, with his three year old daughter, Elizabeth, had died in September 1795. It is suggested that this song was written about August 1795, but not sent to Robert Cleghorn until January 1796.
It is believed Burns wrote this song in 1795. It is set to the tune Morag, a song he gathered during his Highland tour. It is also known as O, That's the Lassie O My Heart.
The song was later included in Johnson's Scots Musical Museum.
It is believed Burns wrote this song in 1795. It is set to the tune Morag, a song he gathered during his Highland tour. It is also known as O, That's the Lassie O My Heart.
The song was later included in Johnson's Scots Musical Museum.
Archive information
Themes
Hierarchy
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Robert Burns, collection of poems and songs
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a sub-fonds is a subdivision in the archival material)
- O wat ye wha that lo'es me
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