by James Tytler (1745 - 1804)
The bonny brucket lassie
Language: English
The bonny brucket lassie, She has the tearful een; She was the fairest lassie That danced on the green. A lad he loo'd her dearly, She did his love return; But he his vows has broken, And left the maid to mourn. "O could I live in darkness, "Or hide me in the sea, "Since my love is unfaithful "And has forsaken me; "No other love I suffer'd "Within my breast to dwell, "In nought I have offended "But loving him too well." Her lover heard her mourning, As by he chanc'd to pass, And press'd unto his bosom, The lovely brucket lass; "My dear", he said, "cease grieving, "Since that your love's so true, "My bonny brucket lassie, "I'll faithful prove to you."
GLOSSARY
Brucket = marked in some way, as with dirt or mud, or disfigured
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Brucket = marked in some way, as with dirt or mud, or disfigured
Authorship:
- by James Tytler (1745 - 1804) [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), "The bonny brucket lassie", Hob. XXXIa no. 59, JHW. XXXII/1 no. 59. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-24
Line count: 24
Word count: 124