Oh Rowan Tree — текст песни (John Mcdermott)

Oh rowan tree, oh rowan tree

Thoult aya be dear to thee

Entwined thou art wi many ties

Ohame and infancy

Thy leaves were aye the first of spring

Thy flowers the summers pride

There was nae sic a bonnie tree

In a the country side

Oh rowan tree



How fair was thou in summer time

Wi athy clusters white

How rich and gay thy autumn dress,

Wi berries red and bright!

On thy fair stem were mony names

Which now nae mair I see

But theyre engraven on my heart,

Forget they neer can be

Oh rowan tree



We sat aneath thy spreadin shade

The bairnies round thee ran

They pud they bonnie berries red,

And necklaces they strang

My mither, oh! I see her still,

She smild our sports to see

Wi little jeannie on her lap,

And jamie on her knee

Oh rowan tree



Oh there arose my fathers prayr

In holy evnings calm

How sweet was them my mothers voice,

In the martyrs psalm

Now aare gane!

We meet nae mair aneath the rowan tree

But hallowd thoughts around thee twine

Ohame and infancy

Oh rowan tree