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| This is an old Gaelic tune from The Celtic Lyre by Henry Whyte. Whyte was a collector of Gaelic folktunes around the end of the 19th century.. It is from the Hebrides. The Celtic Lyre indicates the tune was written by a "young gael on leaving home." |
Sad am I, and sorrow laden, for the maid I love so well I adore thee dearest maiden But my thoughts I dare not tell. Why deny my heart is rending For the fair one of the lea; After all my careful tending She has now forsaken me. Ben of peaks the clouds that sever Oft thy steeps have wearied me Must I leave thy shade forever? Then farewell, farewell to thee! Ev'ry corrie, crag and hollow, Heath'ry brae and flow'ry dell, Now a waken pangs of sorrow But my thoughts I dare not tell. Mountain bold! thy form surpasses Ev'ry ben that eye can see, Long may deer frequent thy passes, Near thee I would ever be. Sad am I and sorrow laden For the maid I love so well' I adore thee, dearest maiden But my thoughts I dare not tell. |
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Seventy Scottish Songs See Bibliography for full information. |
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