Minstrelsy of the Scottish border - National Library of Scotland

IJJO MINSTRELSY OF
At e'en, in tlie gloaming, nae younkers are roaming
'Bout stacks, with the lasses at bogle to play ;
But ilk maid sits dreary, lamenting her deary
The flowers of the forest are weded awae.
— — ;
Dool and wae for the order, sent our lads to the Border !
The English, for ance, by guile wan the day :
The flowers of the forest, that fought aye the foremost,
The prime of our land, are cauld in the clay.
We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewe milking
AVomen and bairns are heartless and wae :
Sighing and moaning on ilka green loaning
The floAvers of the forest are a' wede awae.
The following explanation of provincial terms may be found
useful.
Lilting—Singing cheerfully. Loaning—A broad lane. Wede
awae—Weeded out. Scorning—Rallying. Dowie—Dreary.
Buffing and gabbing—Joking and chatting. LegUn—Milk-pail.
Har'st—Harvest. Shearing—Reaping. Bandsters—Sheaf-
binders. Rankled—Wrinkled. Z^/aW— Inclining to grey.
Fleeching—Coaxing. G/oawjwg-—Twilight.