Hame, Hame, Hame Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB BBBB CDEB CCFB CCB BBHame hame hame O hame fain wad I be | A |
O hame hame hame to my ain countree | B |
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When the flower is i' the bud and the leaf is on the tree | B |
The larks shall sing me hame in my ain countree | B |
Hame hame hame O hame fain wad I be | B |
O hame hame hame to my ain countree | B |
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The green leaf o' loyaltie 's beginning for to fa' | C |
The bonnie White Rose it is withering an' a' | D |
But I'll water 't wi' the blude of usurping tyrannie | E |
An' green it will graw in my ain countree | B |
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O there 's nocht now frae ruin my country can save | C |
But the keys o' kind heaven to open the grave | C |
That a' the noble martyrs wha died for loyaltie | F |
May rise again an' fight for their ain countree | B |
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The great now are gane a' wha ventured to save | C |
The new grass is springing on the tap o' their grave | C |
But the sun through the mirk blinks blythe in my e'e | B |
'I'll shine on ye yet in your ain countree ' | - |
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Hame hame hame O hame fain wad I be | B |
O hame hame hame to my ain countree | B |
Allan Cunningham
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