Ancient Scottish ballads, recovered from tradition, and never before ...

Ancient Scottish ballads, recovered from tradition, and never before ... Ancient Scottish ballads, recovered from tradition, and never before ...

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t both those copies, the Editor is inclined to be- lieve that the ballad of Young Bedin differs essentially, both in incident and detail from either of them. The ballad of Lord William, in the same volume, is evidently founded on the same story. This copy has been recovered from the reci- tation of Miss E. Beattie, of Edinburgh, a native of Mearns-shire, who sings it to a plaintive, though somewhat monotonous air of one mea- sure.

YOUNG REDIN. Young Redin's til * the huntin gane, Wi' therty lords and three; And he has til his true-love gane, As fast as he could hie. " Ye're welcome here, my young Redin, For coal and candle licht; And sae are ye, my young Redin, To bide f wi' me the nicht." " I thank ye for your licht, ladie, Sae do I for your coal; But there's thrice as fair a ladie as thee Meets me at Brandie's well." Whan they were at their supper set, And merrily drinking wine, * Til—to f Bide—stay.

YOUNG REDIN.<br />

Young Redin's til * the huntin gane,<br />

Wi' therty lords <strong>and</strong> three;<br />

And he has til his true-love gane,<br />

As fast as he could hie.<br />

" Ye're welcome here, my young Redin,<br />

For coal <strong>and</strong> c<strong>and</strong>le licht;<br />

And sae are ye, my young Redin,<br />

To bide f wi' me the nicht."<br />

" I thank ye for your licht, ladie,<br />

Sae do I for your coal;<br />

But there's thrice as fair a ladie as thee<br />

Meets me at Br<strong>and</strong>ie's well."<br />

Whan they were at their supper set,<br />

And merrily drinking wine,<br />

* Til—to<br />

f Bide—stay.

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