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Songs and poems of Robert Burns : with Burn's autobiographical letters / Selection and introduction by Ralph Knight. New accompaniments by Paul Nordoff for thirty songs.

Author/creator Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
Other author/creatorKnight, Ralph.
Other author/creatorNordoff, Paul, 1909-1977.
Format Musical Score and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Twayne Publishers, [©1959]
Description230 pages : music ; 26 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Poems. Epistle to J. Lapraik -- To a mouse -- Epistle to Davie, a brother poet -- The twa dogs -- On a scotch bard gone to the West Indies -- Epistle to Dr. Blacklock -- A dream -- The inventory -- Address of Beelzebub -- To John Kennedy, Dumfries house -- To a gentleman -- Lines on meeting with Lord Daer -- To Major Logan -- The holy fair -- Holy Willie<U+2019>s prayer -- To the Rev. John M<U+2019>Math -- Look up and see! -- Epistle to Dr. John Mackenzie -- Reply to a trimming epistle received from a tailor -- Libel summons -- Welcome to a bastart wean -- To a louse -- Address to the toothache -- To Robert Aiken -- Address to the deil -- Halloween -- Death and Doctor Hornbrook -- Tam o<U+2019>Shanter -- The auld farmer<U+2019>s new-year morning salutation and his auld mare, Maggie -- On the late Captain Grose<U+2019>s peregrinations thro<U+2019> Scotland ; Songs with music. MacPherson<U+2019>s farewell -- Lang hae we parted been -- Ca<U+2019> the yowes to the knows -- My love, she<U+2019>s but a lassie yet -- Bonnie wee thing -- A red, red rose -- Mary Morison -- The banks o<U+2019>doon -- O, that I had ne<U+2019>er been married -- Highland Mary -- I hae a wife of my ain -- Willie Wastle -- Last May a braw wooer -- O, whistle and I<U+2019>ll come to ye, my lad -- Thou hast left me ever, Jamie -- For the sake o<U+2019> somebody -- The lea-rig -- Wandering Willie -- Blythe was she -- Ay waukin, o -- Duncan Gray -- Wilt thou be my dearie ; Love and liberty: A cantata. I am a son of Mars -- I once was a maid -- Sir wisdom<U+2019>s a fool -- A highland lad my love was born -- Let me ryke up to dight that tear -- My Bonnie lass, I work in brass -- I am a bard, of no regard -- See the smoking bowl before us ; Songs without music. There was a lad -- Contented wi<U+2019> little -- O, Galloway Tam cam here to woo -- the Ronalds of theBennals -- Corn rigs are bonie -- To the weaver<U+2019>s gin ye go -- O Tibbie, I hae seen the day -- Green grow the rashes, o -- Such a parcel of rogues in a nation -- Lady onlie, honest lucky -- Rattlin, roarin Willie -- Bonie Dundee -- The dusty miller -- Jumpin John -- Whistle o<U+2019>er the lave o<U+2019>t -- Landlady, count the lawin -- To daunton me -- Theniel Menzies<U+2019> bonie Mary -- Hey how Johnie lad -- My Nanie, o -- Is there for honest poverty -- Ae fond kiss -- O fare ye weel my auld wife -- The birks of Aberfeldie -- the tailor fell thro<U+2019> the bed -- Broom besoms -- Jamie, come try me -- Of a<U+2019> the airts -- O, wert thou in the cauld blast -- I<U+2019>m o<U+2019>er young to marry yet -- A waukrife Minnie -- Willie brew<U+2019>d a peck o<U+2019> maut -- John Anderson, my Jo -- O, Merry hae I been -- The rantin dog, the daddie o<U+2019>t -- My tocher<U+2019>s the jewel -- O, for ane-and-twenty, Tam -- What can a young lassie -- Hey, ca<U+2019> thro<U+2019> -- Wha is that at my bower door -- The deil<U+2019>s awa wi<U+2019> th<U+2019> exciseman -- Auld land syne -- Tam Glen -- O, can ye labour Lea -- The cardin o<U+2019>t -- Comin thro<U+2019> the rye -- We<U+2019>re a<U+2019> noddin -- Robin shure in hairst -- There<U+2019>s news, lasses, news -- Saw ye bonie Lesley -- Meg o<U+2019> the mill -- O, steer her up, an<U+2019> huad her gaun -- Auld Rob Morris -- Scots, wha hae -- Yestreen I had a pint o<U+2019> wine -- My wife<U+2019>s a winsome wee thing -- Act sederunt of the session -- Ballads on Mr. Herson<U+2019>s election, 1795. Ballad first ; Ballad fourth: The trigger -- When princes and prelates -- Ode to spring -- On Captain Grose.
General noteThe poems and some of the songs are without the music.
LCCNm 59001007

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