Silly Wizard - The Broom Of The Cowden Knowes | Текст песни

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• The Broom Of The Cowden Knowes

How blithe was I each morn tae see
My lass come o'er the hill
She tripped the burn and ran tae me
I met her with good will

CHORUS
Oh the broom, the bonnie, bonnie broom
The broom o' the cowdenknowes
Fain would I be in my own country
Herding my father's ewes

Hard fate that I should banished be
Gone way o'er hill and moor
Because I loved the fairest lass
That ever yet was born

CHORUS

Farewell, ye cowdenknowes, farewell
Farewell all pleasures there
To wonder by her side again
Is all I crave or care

This song started life as a ballad about a shepherdess who encountered a gentleman passing on horseback. The song became popular across Scotland and England towards the end of the reign of James l & VI, and the earliest publication date found is 1651. There are many versions of the ballad, indicating its great popularity, but the underlying story is consistent: she and the gentleman had an instant attraction to each other, and spent some time enjoying each other's company. The gentleman continued on his journey, leaving the shepherdess expecting a child. Just before the child was due to be born, the mystery man returned, declaring himself to be a wealthy Laird, and married her.

The Iyrical version of the song is usually sung from the shepherdess' perspective. The Laird took the shepherdess far from her \"ain country\" and she became very homesick. The version given here swaps the gender, making a banished shepherd the subject, but the yearning for the \"bonnie broom\" remains.

The broom - a tall shrub which blooms with spikes of small golden flowers, once grew abundantly on hillsides of the Scottish Borders.
Cowdenknowes is a Scottish estate on the east bank of the river Leader Water, 32 miles southeast of Edinburgh. The original tower house built by the Homes of Cowdenknowes in the 15th century is still occupied.