As I Was A-wand'ring. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDBEBDB BBBB DBDEEBDB| Tune Rinn Meudial mo Mhealladh | A |
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| I | - |
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| As I was a wand'ring ae midsummer e'enin' | B |
| The pipers and youngsters were making their game | C |
| Amang them I spied my faithless fause lover | D |
| Which bled a' the wound o' my dolour again | B |
| Weel since he has left me may pleasure gae wi' him | E |
| I may be distress'd but I winna complain | B |
| I flatter my fancy I may get anither | D |
| My heart it shall never be broken for ane | B |
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| II | - |
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| I could na get sleeping till dawin for greetin' | B |
| The tears trickled down like the hail and the rain | B |
| Had I na got greetin' my heart wad a broken | B |
| For oh luve forsaken's a tormenting pain | B |
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| Although he has left me for greed o' the siller | D |
| I dinna envy him the gains he can win | B |
| I rather wad bear a' the lade o' my sorrow | D |
| Than ever hae acted sae faithless to him | E |
| Weel since he has left me may pleasure gae wi' him | E |
| I may be distress'd but I winna complain | B |
| I flatter my fancy I may get anither | D |
| My heart it shall never be broken for ane | B |
Robert Burns
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