TWO charming snippets in Scots from the Perth poet William Soutar, with the laverock (the lark) as the common denominator.
A LADDIE'S SANG
O! it's owre the braes abune our toun
Whan the simmer days come in;
Whaur the blue-bells grow, and the burnies row,
And gowden is the whin.
The gowk sings frae the birken-schaw,
And the laverock far aboon:
The bees bummer by, the peesies cry,
And the lauchin linn lowps doun.
gowk=cuckoo; peesies=plovers; watergaw=rainbow
LAVEROCK'S LILT
O! I hae the hert to sing;
And I hae a sang that's clear;
And I hae a whittery wing
To fluff me up in the air:
And wha wudna spirl wi' me
Skimmerin into the blue
And watch the world grow peerie-wee
Sae far awa doun ablow?
spirl=run about; peerie-wee=small
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