by William Soutar (1898 - 1943)
Aince upon a day
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Aince upon a day my mither said to me: Dinna cleip and dinna rype And dinna tell a lee. For gin ye cleip a craw will name ye, And gin ye rype a daw will shame ye; And a snail will heeze its hornies out And hike them round and round about Gin ye tell a lee, gin ye tell a lee. Aince upon a day, as I walkit a' my lane, I met a daw, and monie a craw, And a snail upon a stane. Up gaed the daw and didna shame me: Up gaed ilk craw and didna name me: But the wee snail heezed its hornies out And hik'd them round and round about And -- goggled at me.
Authorship:
- by William Soutar (1898 - 1943) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Buxton Daeblitz Orr (1924 - 1997), "Aince upon a day", first performed 1962 [voice and piano], from Songs of a Childhood, no. 1, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 121