by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Lewie Gordon
Language: English
O send Lewie Gordon hame, And the lad I winna name! Though his back be at the wa', Here's to him that's far awa'. O hon, my Highlandman! O my bonny Highlandman! Weel would I my true love ken, Amang ten thousand Highlandmen. O to see his tartan trews, Bonnet blue, and laigh-heel'd shoes, Philabeg aboon his knee, That's the lad that I'll gang wi'. O hon, my Highlandman! O my bonny Highlandman! Weel would I my true love ken, Amang ten thousand Highlandmen. O to see this princely one, Seated on a royal throne! Disasters a' would disappear; Then begins the jub'lee year. O hon, my Highlandman! O my bonny Highlandman! Weel would I my true love ken, Amang ten thousand Highlandmen.
GLOSSARY
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Tartan trews = Highland pantaloons;
Laigh-heel'd = low-heeled;
Philabeg = a very short petty coat worn by Highlanders instead of breeches;
Aboon = above.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Lewie Gordon", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 383, Hob. XXXIa no. 215. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 123