Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. 1876–79. | | | | Ballochmyle | | Farewell to Ballochmyle | | Robert Burns (1759–1796) |
| | | THE CATRINE woods were yellow seen, | |
| The flowers decayed on Catrine lea, | |
| Nae laverock sang on hillock green, | |
| But Nature sickened on the ee. | |
| Through faded groves Maria sang, | 5 |
| Hersel’ in beauty’s bloom the while, | |
| And aye the wildwood echoes rang, | |
| Fareweel the Braes o’ Ballochmyle! | |
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| Low in your wintry beds, ye flowers, | |
| Again ye ’ll flourish fresh and fair; | 10 |
| Ye birdies dumb, in withering bowers, | |
| Again ye ’ll charm the vocal air. | |
| But here, alas! for me nae mair | |
| Shall birdie charm or floweret smile; | |
| Fareweel the bonnie banks of Ayr, | 15 |
| Fareweel, fareweel! sweet Ballochmyle! | | | | |
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