by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Galla water
Language: English
Braw, braw lads of Galla water; Oh! braw lads o' Galla water; I'll kilt my coats aboon my knee, And follow my love through the water. Sae fair her hair, sae brent her brow, Sae bonny blue her een, my dearie; Sae white her teeth, sae sweet her mou', The mair I kiss, she's ay my dearie.
GLOSSARY
Braw = fine, handsome
Kilt = tuck up (one's clothes or skirt)
Aboon = above;
Brent = smooth, unwrinkled
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Braw = fine, handsome
Kilt = tuck up (one's clothes or skirt)
Aboon = above;
Brent = smooth, unwrinkled
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), "Galla water", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 394, Hob. XXXIa no. 15bis [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 57