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Assoc for Scottish Literature

I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss,
Had I been his, had I been his…

—Marion Angus, “Mary’s Song”
published in THE TINKER’S ROAD & Other Verses (1924)

Marion Angus (1865–1946) was born , 27 March

“She has an authentic voice straight out of the ballad tradition, an eerie shimmer to her best poems”
—Kathleen Jamie

Mary’s Song Marion Angus I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss, Had I been his, had I been his; Barley breid and elder wine, Had I been his as he is mine. The wanderin’ bee it seeks the rose; Tae the lochan’s bosom the burnie goes; The grey bird cries at evenin’s fa’, “My luve, my fair one, come awa’.” My beloved sall ha’e this he’rt tae break, Reid, reid wine and the barley cake, A he’rt tae break, and a mou’ tae kiss, Tho’ he be nae mine, as I am his.
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Mar 27, 2025, 01:06 PM·Public·Web
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