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The Burnin O Auchindoun
(Traditional)
Song Lyric as sung by Dick Gaughan
As A cam in by Fiddichside
On a May mornin
A spied Willie MacIntosh
An hour afore the dawin
"Turn again, turn again
Turn again A bid ye
If ye burn Auchendoun
Huntly he will heid ye"
"Heid me or hang me
That'll never fear me
A'll burn Auchendoun
Tho the life leave me"
As A cam in by Fiddichside
On a May mornin
Auchendoun wis in a bleeze
An hour afore the dawin
"Crawin, crawin
For aa yer crouse crawin
Thae've brunt yer crops, ye've tint yer wings
An hour afore the dawin"
Song Notes
Learned from the singing of Ewan MacColl
Glossary
The meanings of many Scots words can be inferred from context or similarity to English words with a common root. For the more difficult used in this song, here's a brief glossary.
- heid :
- behead
- tint :
- lost
- crouse :
- coarse
More help in the General Guide to Scots
Recorded by Dick Gaughan
Live performance only
Also recorded by
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