Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG, by WILLIAM MOTHERWELL


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First Line: If to thy heart I were as near
Last Line: And kiss when nane is nigh!
Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, Isaac
Subject(s): Courtship


If to thy heart I were as near
As thou art near to mine,
I'd hardly care though a' the year
Nae sun on earth suld shine, iny dear,
Nae sun on earth suld shine!

Twin starnies are thy glanein' een ''"
A world they'd licht and niair ''"
And gin that ye he my Christine,
Ae blink to me ye'll spare, my dear.
Ae blink to me ye'll spare!

My leesome May I've wooed too lang ''"
Aneath the trystin' tree,
I've sung till a' the plantius rang,
Wi' lays o' love for thee, my dear.
WI' lays o' love for thee.

The dew-draps glisten on the green,
The laverocks lilt on high,
We'll forth and doun the loan, Christine,
And kiss when nane is nigh, my dear,
And kiss when nane is nigh!






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