Robert Burns.
Since it's oor Rabbie's Birthday this fine day, a small lament:-
The complete works of Robert Burns have now been recorded, and are available online here.
Users accessing the embed from outside the UK may see an error message. For this, I apologise. The BBC has a compressed perspective.
The Slave's Lament
It was in sweet Senegal that my foes did me enthrall
For the lands of Virginia-ginia O;
Torn from that lovely shore, and must never see it more,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
Torn from that lovely shore, and must never see it more;
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
All on that charming coast is no bitter snow and frost,
Like the lands of Virginia-ginia O:
There streams for ever flow, and there flowers for ever blow,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
There streams for ever flow, and there flowers for ever blow,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
The burden I must bear, while the cruel scourge I fear,
In the lands of Virginia-ginia O;
And I think on friends most dear, with the bitter, bitter tear,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
And I think on friends most dear, with the bitter, bitter tear,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
It was in sweet Senegal that my foes did me enthrall
For the lands of Virginia-ginia O;
Torn from that lovely shore, and must never see it more,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
Torn from that lovely shore, and must never see it more;
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
All on that charming coast is no bitter snow and frost,
Like the lands of Virginia-ginia O:
There streams for ever flow, and there flowers for ever blow,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
There streams for ever flow, and there flowers for ever blow,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
The burden I must bear, while the cruel scourge I fear,
In the lands of Virginia-ginia O;
And I think on friends most dear, with the bitter, bitter tear,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
And I think on friends most dear, with the bitter, bitter tear,
And alas! I am weary, weary O!
posted by Sans Pantaloons at 2:18 PM
5 Comments:
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Crackpots. :)
Glad you're feeling better, Sans!
Zed, thank you. Reading the poem aloud in your best Sean Connery impression, gives the greatest effect!
I don't do Sean Connery impressions--but it's never too late to learn. :)
You are so much more cultured than I am. You wear a tuxedo at all times, don't you? Just admit it.
Zed, I like your style! Zardoz is a good movie to get into his groove.
Wendi, only the best Armani for moi. I even wear my Tuxedo to bed on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. All other nights I wear my SpongeBob PJ's. I am a man of many creases!
And fluff, lots of fluff.
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