Tweedside (1823)/The Lass of Aranteenie

by Robert Tannahill

For other versions of this work, see The Lass of Arranteenie.

THE LASS OF ARANTEENIE.

Forlorn amang the Highland hills,
’Midst Nature’s wildest grandeur,
By rocky dens, an’ woody glens,
With weary steps I wander,
The langsome way, the darksome day,
The mountain mist sae rainy

Are nought to me when gann to thee,
Sweet lass o' Ararteenie.

Yon mossy rosebud down the howe,
Just op'ning fresh an' bonny,
It blinks beneath the hazle bough,
An's scarcely seen by ony:
See sweet amidst her native hills,
Obscurely blooms my Jeany,
Mair fair an' gay than rosy May,
The flow'r o' Aranteenie,

Now from the mountain's lofty brow,
I view the distant ocean,
There Av'rice guides the bounding prow—
Ambition courts promotion;
Let Fortune pour her golden store,
Her laurel'd favours many,
Give me but this, my soul's first wish,
The lass o' Aranteenie.

 

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