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The songs and poems of Robert Tannahill

With biography, illustrations, and music
Tannahill, Robert (1774-1810)
 
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TANNAHILL'S SONGS.
 
THE BRAES O' GLENIFFER.
 
THOU BONNIE WOOD O' CRAIGIELEE.
 
NOW WINTER IS GANE.
 
THE FAREWEEL.
 
GLOOMY WINTER'S NOW AWA'.
 
THE GREY PINIONED LARK.
 
OUR BONNIE SCOTS LADS.
 
NOW WINTER, WI' HIS CLOUDY BROW.
 
LASSIE, WILL YE TAK' A MAN?
 
THOU CAULD GLOOMY FEBERWAR.
 
YE ECHOES THAT RING.
 
THE DUSKY GLEN.
 
MY DEAR HIGHLAND LADDIE, O.
 
JESSIE, THE FLOWER O' DUNBLANE.
 
ALL HAIL! YE DEAR ROMANTIC SCENES.
 
O LADDIE, CAN YE LEAVE ME?
 
THE MIDGES DANCE ABOON THE BURN.
 
LANGSYNE, BESIDE THE WOODLAND BURN.
 
FROM THE RUDE BUSTLING CAMP.
 
YE DEAR ROMANTIC SHADES.
 
BRAVE LEWIE ROY.
 
THE FLOWER O' LEVERN SIDE.
 
CROOKSTON CASTLE'S LANELY WA'S.
 
UNREQUITED LOVE.
 
YOUNG DONALD AND HIS LAWLAN BRIDE.
 
THE LASS O' ARRANTEENIE.
 
THE BRAES O' BALQUHITHER.
 
THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH.
 
LOUDON'S BONNIE WOODS AND BRAES.
 
THE SOLDIER'S ADIEU.
 
WEEP NOT, MY LOVE.
 
THE SOLDIER'S FUNERAL.
 
THE LAMENT OF WALLACE AFTER THE BATTLE OF FALKIRK.
 
THE SOLDIER'S WIDOW.
 
RAB RORYSON'S BONNET.
 
MINE AIN DEAR SOMEBODY.
 
DISABLED SEAMAN.
 
THE WORN SOLDIER.
 
RETURN O' GALLANT SONS.
 
BAROCHAN JEAN.
 
THE BARD OF GLENULLIN.
 
THE WANDERING BARD.
 
THE KEBBUCKSTON WEDDING.
 
A GEM OF PEARLY DEW
 
THE HARPER OF MULL.
 
FAITHFUL ELLEN MORE.
 
THE SNOWSTORM.
 
WI' WAEFU' HEART.
 
LONE SILENT GRAVE.
 
MY MARY.
 
SING ON, THOU SWEET WARBLER.
 
OCH, HEY! JOHNNIE, LAD.
 
O ARE YE SLEEPIN', MAGGIE?
 
BONNIE FAIRED-HAIRED NANNIE.
 
BONNIE WINSOME MARY.
 
YE WOOER LADS WHA GREET AND GRANE.
 
MY DAYS HA'E FLOWN WI' GLEESOME SPEED.
 
I 'll HIE ME TO THE SHIELING HILL.
 
WHEN JOHN AND I WERE MARRIED.
 
THOUGH HUMBLE MY LOT.
 
AND WERE YE AT DUNTOCHER BURN?
 
MY HEART IS SAIR WI' HEAVY CARE.
 
COMPANION OF MY YOUTHFUL SPORTS.
 
DAVIE TULLOCH'S BONNIE KATIE.
 
DESPAIRING MARY.
 
O HOW CAN YOU GANG, LASSIE!
 
O SAIR I RUE THE WITLESS WISH.
 
THE NEGRO GIRL.
 
THE LASSIE O' MERRY EIGHTEEN.
 
MARJORIE MILLER.
 
KISS'D YESTREEN.
 
HEY, DONALD! HOW, DONALD!
 
I 'll LAY ME ON THE WINTRY LEA.
 
THE MANIAC'S SONG.
 
AWAY, GLOOMY CARE.
 
MEG O' THE GLEN.
 
THE FIVE FRIENDS.
 
FILL, FILL THE MERRY BOWL.
 
WHY UNITE TO BANISH CARE?
 
COGGIE, THOU HEALS ME.
 
THE BANKS OF SPEY.
 
COME HAME TO YOUR LINGELS.
 
THE HIGHLANDER'S INVITATION.
 
THE COGGIE.
 
FLY WE TO SOME DESERT ISLE.
 
AMANG THE LOMOND BRAES.
 
BONNIE HIELAN' LADDIE.
 
WILL YE GANG TO SHERRAMUIR?
 
MY AIN KIND DEARIE, O.
 
CALLER HERRIN'.
 
WE 'LL O'ER THE BRAES O' YARROW.
 
AWAKE, MY HARP, THE CHEERFUL STRAIN.
 
AH! SHEELAH, THOU 'RT MY DARLING.
 
MOLLY, MY DEAR.
 
IRISH TEACHING.
 
KITTY TYRELL.
 
THE DIRGE OF CAROLAN.
 
PEGGY O'RAFFERTY.
 
THE POOR MAN'S LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF HIS COW.
 
YE FRIENDLY STARS.
 
GREEN INISMORE.
 
KITTY O'CARROL.
 
THE IRISH FARMER.
 
SWEET KITTY MORE.
 
ADIEU, SWEET ERIN.
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BURNS ANNIVERSARY ODES, ETC., BY TANNAHILL.
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EPISTLES.
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TANNAHILL'S POEMS.

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AWAKE, MY HARP, THE CHEERFUL STRAIN.

Awake, my harp, the cheerful strain!
Shall I, the first of Erin's warrior band,
In wasting sorrow still complain?
The first to dare stern danger's bloody field,
Shall I to silly, changeful woman yield?
No,—raise, my harp, the cheerful strain,
What is a rosy cheek, or lily hand!
Since thus she scorns, I 'll scorn again.
 

Tannahill wrote several pieces to Irish airs, of which this and the succeeding songs are an example.

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