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Supper
English source:
William Soutar
Steepies for the bairnie
Sae moolie in the mou’:
Parritch for a strappan lad
To mak his beard grow.
Stovies for a muckle man
To keep him stout and hale:
A noggin for the auld carl
To gar him sleep weel.
Bless the meat, and bless the drink,
And the hand that steers the pat:
And be guid to beggar-bodies
Whan they come to your yett.
Sae moolie in the mou’:
Parritch for a strappan lad
To mak his beard grow.
Stovies for a muckle man
To keep him stout and hale:
A noggin for the auld carl
To gar him sleep weel.
Bless the meat, and bless the drink,
And the hand that steers the pat:
And be guid to beggar-bodies
Whan they come to your yett.
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,…
Poet
William Soutar
William Soutar was a Scottish poet from Perthshire.