by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The rose bud
Language: English
All hail to thee, thou bawmy bud, Thou charming child o' simmer, hail! Ilk fragrant thorn and lofty wood Does nod thy welcome to the vale. If ruthless Liza pass this way, She'll poo thee frae thy thorny stem; A while thou'lt grace her virgin breast, But soon thou'lt fade, my bonny gem. Sae bonny Liza hence may learn, Wi' every youthfu' maiden gay, That beauty, like the simmer rose, In time shall wither and decay.
GLOSSARY
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
Bawmy = balmy
Ilk = every
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), "The rose bud", Hob. XXXIa no. 135, JHW. XXXII/2 no. 135. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 76