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A Robert Burns poem- Ca' the yowes to the knowes (Call the ewes to the knolls/hills). The Robert Burns poem is actually a rewrite of a poem he took from Isabel Pagan.

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Ca' the yowes to the knowes,
Ca' them where the heather grows,
Ca' them where the burnie rowes,
My bonnie dearie.

Hark, the mavis e'ening sang
Sounding Clouden's woods amang
Then a-faulding let us gang.
My bonnie dearie.

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We'll gae down by Clouden side,
Thro the hazels, spreading wide
O'er the waves that sweetly glide
To the moon sae clearly.

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Yonder Clouden's silent towers
Where, at moonshine's midnight hours,
O'er the dewy bending flowers
Fairies dance sae cheery.

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Fair and lovely as thou art,
Thou hast stole my very heart;
I can die—but cannot part,
My bonnie dearie.

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Ghost nor bogle shalt thou fear
Thou'rt to Love and Heav'n sae dear
Nocht of ill may come thee near,
My bonnie dearie.

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yowes=ewes
knowes=knolls, hills
burnie=small stream
rowes=rolls along
mavis=song thrush
a-faulding=put in a sheep fold
bogle=demon

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from Home Recording Experiments, released March 28, 2013

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Gemma Khawaja Cromer, UK

I am a singer/guitarist from the Midlands (now based in Norfolk) performing traditional songs of the British Isles & creating songs inspired by folkloric customs, folk poesy & poetry.
I enjoy stories & themes found in traditional songs & ballads. I love the richness & beauty of the melodies and the journey each song takes you on.
I am the 2013 winner of Islington Folk Club's Trad2Mad competition.
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