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In this Burns song the young man is admitting to his
girl that he has nothing to offer her but his love, admitting that he has no
riches or titles. We are led to expect that the girl will say she loves him, as
he is expressing his feelings so beautifully. The melody is an old Scottish
air.
O gin I were a Baron's heir,
And could I
braid wi' gems your hair,
And mak' ye braw as ye are fair,
Lassie, wid
ye lo'e me?
And could I tak' ye tae the toun,
And show ye braw sichts,
mony a ane,
And busk ye fine in silken goon,
Lassie, wid ye lo'e
me?
Or should ye be content tae prove,
In lowly life unfading
love
A heart that nocht on earth could move,
Lassie wid ye lo'e me?
And ere the laverock wing the sky,
Say wad ye tae the forest hie,
And
work wi' me sae merrily,
Lassie, wid ye lo'e me?
An' when the braw
moon glistens owre
Oor wee bit bield an' heathery mair,
Will ye no'
greet that we're sae puir,
Lassie, for I lo'e ye.
For I hae nocht tae
offer ye,
Nae gowd frae mine, nae pearl frae sea,
Nor am I come o' high
degree,
Lassie, but I lo'e ye.
gin - if
braw - bonnie
lassie -
girl
lo'e - love
toun - town
busk - dress up
goon - gown
laverock - lark
bield - shelter
gowd - gold
mair - moor
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