The book Arran; - Cook Clan

344 THE BOOK OF ARRAN
Young Mary
! thou of the auburn locks
And bright blue eyes,
Oft have I met thee
In the shieling of the glen.
And when with thy venison
1 would see thee coming from the ben,
My heart would arise to thee
Unknown to my mother.
But if thou didst reject me.
And my suit hast denied.
My wish and prayer are
That the Duke's daughter be in my place.
And if thou be not my lover
Let fortune a wise wife give you,
And thy good-luck be none the worse
That I have given you my love.
My locks are getting grey
And my eyes growing dim.
Since I left the castle
And the wee burnie by it.
No other wish would I ask
But mercy to my soul.
And to be thy lawful wife
Nursing thy children.
Faidhir an T-Seasgainn
le iain carra, loch raonasa
Ho-RO gur toigh leinn drama,
Hi-ri gur toigh 's gur math leinn,
Ho-ro gur toigh leinn drama,
'S iomadh fear tha 'n geall air.
' As a rejected lover.
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