Ye Banks And Braes O'Bonnie Doon

Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)



Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon,
How can ye bloom sae fair!
How can ye chant, ye little birds,
And I sae fu' o' care!

Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird
That sings upon the bough;
Thou minds me o' the happy days
When my fause Luve was true.

Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird
That sings beside thy mate;
For sae I sat, and sae I sang,
And wist na o' my fate.

Aft hae I roved by bonnie Doon
To see the woodbine twine,
And ilka bird sang o' its love;
And sae did I o' mine.

Wi' lightsome heart I pu'd a rose
Frae aff its thorny tree;
And my fause luver staw the rose,
But left the thorn wi' me.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 29, 2023

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Scheme abxb Cxxx Cdxd aaxa efef
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 595
Words 129
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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  • johnp.20128
    I re-read this translation, of "Ye banks and braes"..
    It is completely wrong, not only in words, but phrases, it is really a poor
    rendition, of this beloved song by Burns...I would send a copy of what Burns wrote....
    Ian 
    LikeReply9 months ago

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