by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Saw ye nae my Peggy?
Language: English
Saw ye nae my Peggy, Saw ye nae my Peggy, Saw ye nae my Peggy, Coming o'er the lee? Sure a finer creature Ne'er was formed by nature, So compleat each feature, So divine is she. O, how Peggy charms me; Every look still warms me; Every thought alarms me, Lest she love nae me; Peggy doth discover Naught but charms all over; Nature bids me love her, That's a law to me.
GLOSSARY
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Lee = untilled ground, pasture
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), "Saw ye nae my Peggy?", JHW. XXXII/1 no. 56, Hob. XXXIa no. 56. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 73