Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. 1876–79. | | | | Craigieburn | | Craigieburn Wood | | Robert Burns (1759–1796) |
| | | SWEET fa’s the eve on Craigieburn, | |
| And blithe awakes the morrow; | |
| But a’ the pride o’ spring’s return | |
| Can yield me nocht but sorrow. | |
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| I see the flowers and spreading trees, | 5 |
| I hear the wild birds singing; | |
| But what a weary wight can please, | |
| And care his bosom wringing? | |
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| Fain, fain would I my griefs impart, | |
| Yet darena for your anger; | 10 |
| But secret love will break my heart | |
| If I conceal it langer. | |
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| If thou refuse to pity me, | |
| If thou shalt love anither, | |
| When yon green leaves fade frae the tree, | 15 |
| Around my grave they ’ll wither. | | | | |
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