The Popular songs of Scotland with their appropriate melodies . i¥^. Till a the seas gang dry, my dear,And the rocks melt wi the sun; [0] I will love thee still my dear,While the sands o life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only love,And fare thee weel a while! And I will come again, my love,Though it were ten thousand mile I Though it were ten thousand mile, my love! Though it were ten thousand mile!And I will come again, my love,Though it were ten thousand mile! 0 my love is like a red red rose. In the Note on Mary Morison we have alluded to this being anold song, which Burns revised and e
The Popular songs of Scotland with their appropriate melodies . i¥^. Till a the seas gang dry, my dear,And the rocks melt wi the sun; [0] I will love thee still my dear,While the sands o life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only love,And fare thee weel a while! And I will come again, my love,Though it were ten thousand mile I Though it were ten thousand mile, my love! Though it were ten thousand mile!And I will come again, my love,Though it were ten thousand mile! 0 my love is like a red red rose. In the Note on Mary Morison we have alluded to this being anold song, which Burns revised and extended for Johnsons Museum. The subject must at one time have been afavourite with our minstrels, for no less than three versions of it are given in the second volume of Burns worksedited by Hogg and Motherwell. The first was furnished by Mr. Peter Buchan, who says,— The song whichsupplied Burns with such exquisite ideas, was written by Lieutenant Hinches as a farewell to his farther information is given as to this gentleman; not even when or wher
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