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Bonny at Morn (from 'Folk Songs' - Volume 6)
English source:
Anon.
The sheep’s in the meadows,
The kye’s in the corn,
Thou’s ower lang in thy bed,
Bonny at morn.
Canny at night, bonny at morn,
Thou’s ower lang in thy bed,
Bonny at morn.
The bird’s in the nest,
The trout’s in the burn,
Thou hinders thy mother
In many a turn.
We’re all laid idle
Wi’ keeping the bairn,
The lad winnot work
And the lass winnot lairn.
The kye’s in the corn,
Thou’s ower lang in thy bed,
Bonny at morn.
Canny at night, bonny at morn,
Thou’s ower lang in thy bed,
Bonny at morn.
The bird’s in the nest,
The trout’s in the burn,
Thou hinders thy mother
In many a turn.
We’re all laid idle
Wi’ keeping the bairn,
The lad winnot work
And the lass winnot lairn.
Composer
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music,…
