by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Twa bonny lads were Sandy and Jockie
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Available translation(s): FRE
Twa bonny lads were Sandy and Jockie; Jockie was lo'ed, but Sandy unlucky; Jockie was laird baith of hills and of vallies, But Sandy was naught but the king of gude fellows. Jockie lo'ed Madgie, for Madgie had money; And Sandy lo'ed Mary, for Mary was bonny. Ane wedded for love, ane wedded for treasure, So Jockie had siller, and Sandy had pleasure.
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Tune: Jenny's lamentationAuthorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Twa bony lads were Sandy and Jockie" [author's text checked 1 time 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), "Jockie and Sandy", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 91, Hob. XXXIa no. 91. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Sandy et Jockie était deux jolis gars", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-14
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Word count: 63