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Bonnie wee thing, cannie wee thing

Language: English

Bonnie wee thing, cannie wee thing,
Lovely wee thing, was thou mine!
I wad wear thee in my bosom,
Least my jewel I should tine.

Wishfully I look and languish
In that bonnie face of thine;
And my heart it stounds wi' anguish
Lest my wee thing be na mine!

Wit and grace and love and beauty,
In ae constellation shine!
To adore thee is my duty,
Goddess o' this soul o' mine!

Bonnie wee thing, etc.


Input by Ferdinando Albeggiani

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Date added to the website: 2006-10-04.

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