Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 500. Song—Craigieburn Wood (Second Version) |
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| SWEET fa’s the eve on Craigieburn, | |
| And blythe 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 dare na 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 another, | |
| When yon green leaves fade frae the tree, | 15 |
| Around my grave they’ll wither. | |
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