{"id":499,"date":"2009-02-12T16:37:29","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T16:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moscowcoffeereview.com\/carpecakem\/?p=499"},"modified":"2009-02-12T16:37:29","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T16:37:29","slug":"now-westlin-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/moscowcoffeereview.com\/carpecakem\/2009\/02\/12\/now-westlin-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Westlin Winds"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago was the 250th birthday of the great Scottish poet Robert Burns<\/a>. Shame of me for letting the day pass without mention. I must say, my first exposure to Burns (besides the “My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose” routine) is the musical adaptation of Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan. I just listened to this again yesterday and it’s excellent.<\/p>\n

Now Westlin Winds<\/strong>
\n(Robert Burns)<\/p>\n

Now westlin winds, and slaught’ring guns
\nBring August’s pleasant weather;
\nThe moorcock springs, on whirring wings,
\nAmang the blooming heather;
\nNow waving grain, wide o’er the plain,
\nDelights the weary Farmer;
\nThe moon shines bright, as I rove at night,
\nTo muse upon my Charmer.<\/p>\n

The Pairtrick lo’es the fruitfu’ fells;
\nThe Plover lo’es the mountains;
\nThe woodcock haunts the lanely dells;
\nThe soaring Hern the fountains:
\nThro’ lofty groves, the Cushat roves,
\nThe path o’man to shun it;
\nThe hazel bush o’erhangs the Thrush,
\nThe spreading thorn the Linnet.<\/p>\n

Thus ev’ry kind their pleasure find,
\nThe savage and the tender;
\nSome social join, and leagues combine;
\nSome solitary wander:
\nAvaunt, away! the cruel sway,
\nTyrannic man’s dominion;
\nThe Sportsman’s joy, the murd’ring cry,
\nThe flutt’ring, gorg pinion!<\/p>\n

But Peggy dear, the ev’ning’s clear,
\nThick flies the skimming Swallow;
\nThe sky is blue, the fields in view,
\nAll fading-green and yellow:
\nCome let us stray our gladsome way,
\nAnd view the charms o’ Nature:
\nThe rustling corn, the fruited thorn
\nAnd ilka happy creature.<\/p>\n

We’ll gently walk, and sweetly talk,
\nWhile the silent moon shines clearly;
\nI’ll clasp thy waist, and fondly prest,
\nSwear how I lo’e thee dearly:
\nNot vernal show’rs to budding flow’rs,
\nNot Autumn to the Farmer,
\nSo dear can be, as thou to me,
\nMy fair, my lovely Charmer!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago was the 250th birthday of the great Scottish poet Robert Burns. Shame of me for letting the day pass without mention. I must say, my first exposure to Burns (besides the “My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose” routine) is the musical adaptation of Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan. … <\/p>\n

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