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Afton Water
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Robert Burns
Flow gently, sweet Afton, amang thy green braes,
Flow gently, I’ll sing thee a song in thy praise;
My Mary’s asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
Thou stock-dove whose echo resounds from the hill,
Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny dell,
Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
I charge you, disturb not my slumbering Fair.
Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides!
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
As gathering sweet flow’rets, she stems thy clear wave.
Flow gently, sweet Afton, amang thy green braes,
Flow gently, sweet River, the theme of my lays;
My Mary’s asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
Flow gently, I’ll sing thee a song in thy praise;
My Mary’s asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
Thou stock-dove whose echo resounds from the hill,
Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny dell,
Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
I charge you, disturb not my slumbering Fair.
Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides!
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
As gathering sweet flow’rets, she stems thy clear wave.
Flow gently, sweet Afton, amang thy green braes,
Flow gently, sweet River, the theme of my lays;
My Mary’s asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
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Robert Burns
Robert Burns , also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the…