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My tocher’s the jewel (Robert Burns)
Comin’ thro the rye (Robert Burns)
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The banks o’ Doon
(Ye banks and braes)
... she can no longer find joy walking by the banks of the river Doon. Everything in nature the woman loved now haunts her, reminding her only of happier times, gone forever.
John Anderson, my jo
.. a reflection on the passing of time and the justification of one’s own life
Comin’ thro’ the rye
... a woman of dubious morality gloating over her popularity with the local men folk and her disdain at the gossip it creates. But are the men laughing with her or at her?
Ae fond kiss
... although broken hearted at the end of a relationship,
there is no sense of bitterness, only regret at love lost.
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Ae fond kiss
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My love is like a red red rose
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(Ye banks and braes)
Ay waukin’ o
... a woman can’t sleep because her lover has gone. The rest of the world is going about its business, summer’s a pleasant time, the flowers are blooming, at night, the rest are sleeping. But she is condemned to lie awake at night, heartbroken.