Bonnie wee thing, canie wee thing (Burns) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Bonnie wee thing, canie 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 bonie face o' thine;
And my heart it stounds wi' anguish,
  Least my wee thing be na mine. -
Bonnie wee thing, canie wee thing...

Wit, and Grace, and Love, and Beauty,
  In ae constellation shine;
To adore thee is my duty,
  Goddess o' this soul o' mine!

Authorship

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

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