Tannahill Weavers - Bonnie Was Yon Rosie Briar

Текст с Bandcamp’а: “The melody of this love song originated in Brittany. This part of the world, famous for its beautiful music, has a great cultural affinity with Scotland, Ireland and Wales but unfortunately we still couldn’t manage the Bretagne lyric. However, we managed to find a Scottish poem which “married“ the melody with hesitation or shotgun. Seeking the shade (a likely story), the two lovers conduct their courtship under a rose bush. A love affair which must have ended, if not begun, very painfully. Many thanks to Pichtogorn Buree from Paris for the melody and Robert Burns for the poem. Yon rosebuds in the morning dew How pure amang the leaves sae green But purer was the lover’s vow They witnessed in their shade yestreen Chorus: Bonnie was yon rosie briar That bloomed sae far from haunt o’ man Bonnie she and o’ how dear It shaded frae the evening sun All in its rude and prickly bower That crimson rose, how sweet and fair But love is far the fairer flower Amid life’s thorny path o’ care Chorus from The Old Woman’s Dance, released January 1, 1978 Robert Burns arr. Tannahill Weavers“