The Blue Bells of Scotland (Thomas Crampton)
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- (Posted 2023-12-21) CPDL #78439:
- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-21). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 282 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: The Blue Bells of Scotland
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Arranger: Thomas Crampton
Lyricist: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Folksong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: ca. 1865 F. Pitman
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Original text and translations
English text
O where, and O where is your Highland Laddie gone?
He’s gone to fight the foe for the Queen upon the throne,
And it’s oh, in my heart, that I wish him safe at home.
O where, and O where does your Highland Laddie dwell?
He dwells in merry Scotland ’neath the sign of the Blue Bell,
And it’s oh, in my heart, I love my Laddie well.
O, what would you do should your Highland Laddie die?
The bagpipes should play o’er him, and I’d lay me down and cry;
But it’s oh, in my heart, that I hope he may not die.