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A leal, light heart was in my breast,
My hand unstain’d wi’ plunder,
And for fair Scotia, hame again,
I cheery on did wander:
I thought upon the banks o’ Coil,
I thought upon my Nancy,
And ay I mind’t the witching smile
That caught my youthful fancy.

*THE SOLDIERS RETURN

But Beauty, how frail and how fleeting!
The bloom of a fine summer’s day!
While Worth in the mind of my Phillis
Will flourish without decay.

*ADOWN WINDING NITH

What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an’ a’ that;
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;
A Man’s a Man for a’ that:
For a’ that, and a’ that,
Their tinsel show, an’ a’ that;
The honest man, tho’ e’er sae poor,
Is king o’ men for a’ that.

*A MAN’S A MAN FOR A’ THAT

Meg wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:13 pm On BBC Phil Cunningham, Ali Bain et al are on stage in Titanic BELFAST having a musical celebration.

Meg, I've now seen this show advertised. Unbelievable! - BBC Scotland hitching a ride on the back of something that is happening in Northern Ireland, where, to the best of my knowledge, Burns, although appreciated there, never once set foot on the land.

And where would they be without Phil Cunningham and Ali Bain. Good as they are we've had them over and over again when BBC Scotland do anything of a domestic nature.

But just as he began to tell,
The auld kirk-hammer strak the bell
Some wee short hour ayont the twal,
Which rais’d us baith:
I took the way that pleas’d myself,
And sae did Death.

*DEATH AND DOCTOR HORNBROOK

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftain o’ the pudding-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your place
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang’s may arm.

*ADDRESS TO A HAGGIS

Penny Tray wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:42 am

Meg wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:13 pm On BBC Phil Cunningham, Ali Bain et al are on stage in Titanic BELFAST having a musical celebration.

Meg, I've now seen this show advertised. Unbelievable! - BBC Scotland hitching a ride on the back of something that is happening in Northern Ireland, where, to the best of my knowledge, Burns, although appreciated there, never once set foot on the land.

And where would they be without Phil Cunningham and Ali Bain. Good as they are we've had them over and over again when BBC Scotland do anything of a domestic nature.

A joke - as I said, the Russians celebrate his birth more on their tv than we do.

Sad....

Our monarch’s hindmost year but ane
Was five-and-twenty days begun,
‘Twas then a blast o’ Janwar win’
Blew hansel in on Robin.

*RANTIN, ROVIN ROBIN

And there’s a hand, my trusty fere!
And gie’s a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak a right gude willie-waught,
For Auld lang syne.

*AULD LANG SYNE

Penny Tray

It was exactly a year ago today that you started this topic, A wee bit o' Burns. I think you chose the wrong name. It should have been A BIG bit o' Burns as you have been very faithful about posting on a daily basis. Thanks to your knowledge and determination, I'm sure we have all learned more about Burns.

Here's another Burns fact. A Red Red Rose has 108 words. One word has three syllables, five have two syllables and the remaining 102 words have only one syllable. I think Burns is telling us that you don't need to use big words to get your message across.

George

Hello PT, can I echo what George has said I have thoroughly enjoyed your daily bit of Burns. If this is the last one then thanks for doing this, if it's not then even better.
Incidentally, I see we are getting 2 hours of English football on bbc1 Scotland too celebrate the bard's birthday, the afore mentioned program from BBC northern Ireland and a 15 minute "re imagining" of Tam o'
Shanter and nothing on Scottish television ....shocking.

bonzo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:45 pm Hello PT, can I echo what George has said I have thoroughly enjoyed your daily bit of Burns. If this is the last one then thanks for doing this, if it's not then even better.
Incidentally, I see we are getting 2 hours of English football on bbc1 Scotland too celebrate the bard's birthday, the afore mentioned program from BBC northern Ireland and a 15 minute "re imagining" of Tam o'
Shanter and nothing on Scottish television ....shocking.

STV are showing Robert Burns: Hidden treasures @ 8pm, or alternatively, just go into the internet for your Rabbie Burns fix. I had my haggis, neeps & tatties earlier & may I say they were delicious. Grandweans were doing a wee thing to commemorate the bard today & the weans had to wear a wee bit of tartan. But I’m still off to watch the Arsenal/Man Utd game though