The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. Various

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      The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6

      The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664641120

Table of Contents

       Volume I.

       METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

       Volume II.

       CONTENTS.

       METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

       Volume III.

       CONTENTS.

       METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

       Volume IV.

       CONTENTS.

       METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

       Volume V.

       CONTENTS.

       METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

       Volume VI.

       CONTENTS.

       METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

       INDEX TO THE FIRST LINES OF THE SONGS.

       INDEX OF AUTHORS

Volume I.

       Table of Contents

METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

       Table of Contents

       ROBERT MACKAY (ROB DONN), 309

       The song of winter, 311Dirge for Ian Macechan, 315The song of the forsaken drover, 315Isabel Mackay—the maid alone, 318Evan's Elegy, 321

       

       DOUGAL BUCHANAN, 322

       A clagionn—the skull, 326Am bruadar—the dream, 330

       

       DUNCAN MACINTYRE, 334

       Mairi bhān ōg (Mary, the young, the fair-haired), 335Bendourain, the Otter Mount, 336The bard to his musket, 347

       

       JOHN MACODRUM, 351

       Oran na h-aois (the song of age), 352

       

       NORMAN MACLEOD (TORMAID BAN), 355

       Caberfae, 357

       

       

       GLOSSARY, 363

Volume II.

       Table of Contents

CONTENTS.

       JAMES HOGG, 1

       Donald Macdonald, 48Flora Macdonald's farewell, 50Bonnie Prince Charlie, 51The skylark, 52Caledonia, 53O Jeanie, there 's naething to fear ye, 54When the kye comes hame, 55The women folk, 58M'Lean's welcome, 59Charlie is my darling, 61Love is like a dizziness, 62O weel befa' the maiden gay, 64The flowers of Scotland, 66Lass, an' ye lo'e me, tell me now, 67Pull away, jolly boys, 69O, saw ye this sweet bonnie lassie o' mine? 70The auld Highlandman, 71Ah, Peggy, since thou 'rt gane away, 72Gang to the brakens wi' me, 74Lock the door, Lariston, 75I hae naebody now, 77The moon was a-waning, 78Good night, and joy, 79

       

       JAMES MUIRHEAD, D.D., 81

       Bess the gawkie, 82

       

       MRS AGNES LYON, 84

       Neil Gow's farewell to whisky, 86See the winter clouds around, 87Within the towers of ancient Glammis, 88My son George's departure, 90

       

       ROBERT LOCHORE, 91

       Now, Jenny lass, 92Marriage, and the care o't, 94Mary's twa lovers, 95The forlorn shepherd, 96

       

       JOHN ROBERTSON, 98

       The toom meal pock, 99

       

       ALEXANDER BALFOUR, 101

       The bonnie lass o' Leven water, 104Slighted love, 105

       

       GEORGE MACINDOE, 106

       Cheese and whisky, 108The burn trout, 109

       

       ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, 110

       Fife, an' a' the land about it, 112

       

       WILLIAM M'LAREN, 114

       Now summer shines with gaudy pride, 116And dost thou speak sincere, my love? 116Say not the bard has turn'd old, 117

       

       HAMILTON PAUL, 120

       Helen Gray, 128The bonnie lass of Barr, 129

       

       ROBERT TANNAHILL, 131

       Jessie, the flower o' Dumblane, 136Loudon's bonnie woods and braes, 137The lass of Arranteenie, 139Yon burn side, 140The