James Hogg

  • Kilmeny

    From “The Queen’s Wake”
      BONNY KILMENY gaed up the glen;
    But it wasna to meet Duneira’s men,
    Nor the rosy monk of the isle to see,
    For Kilmeny was pure as pure could be.
    It was only to hear the yorlin sing,
    And pu’ the cress-flower round the spring...

  • The Women Fo’k

    O, SAIRLY 1 may I rue the day
      I fancied first the womenkind;
    For aye sinsyne I ne’er can hae
      Ae quiet thought or peace o’ mind!
    They hae plagued my heart an’ pleased my e’e,
      An’ teased an’ flattered me at will,
    But aye for a’ their witcherye...

  • Jock Johnstone, the Tinkler

    “o, Came ye ower by the Yoke-burn Ford,
      Or down the King’s Road o’ the cleuch? 1
    Or saw ye a knight and a lady bright,
      Wha ha’e gane the gate they baith shall rue?”

    “I saw a knight and a lady bright
      Ride up the cleuch at the break of day;
    ...

  • The Skylark

        BIRD of the wilderness,
        Blithesome and cumberless,
    Sweet be thy matin o’er moorland and lea!
        Emblem of happiness,
        Blest is thy dwelling-place,—
    O, to abide in the desert with thee!
        Wild is thy lay and loud
        Far in the...

  • When the Kye comes Hame

    Come, all ye jolly shepherds
      That whistle through the glen,
    I ’ll tell ye of a secret
      That courtiers dinna ken:
    What is the greatest bliss
      That the tongue o’ man can name?
    ’T is to woo a bonny lassie
      When the kye comes hame!...

  • L’Alouette

                    Oiseau de lieu sauvage,
                    Libre de vasselage
    Dont les chants au matin saluent le marécage !
                    Emblême de bonheur
                    Est ton nid, gai causeur.
    Oh ! si l’on pouvait...