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Farewell to Funery

Norman Macleod

“Farewell to Funery” as printed in The Book of Scottish Song (1843).

Norman Macleod: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1843 · historical text
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This text comes from The Book of Scottish Song, edited by Alexander Whitelaw, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

Eirich agus tiuginn, O!

Eirich agus tiuginn, O!

Eirich agus tiuginn, O!

Farewell, farewell to Funery.

The wind is fair, the day is fine,

And swiftly, swiftly runs the time;

The boat is floating on the tide,

That wafts me off from Funery.

Eirich, &c.

A thousand, thousand tender ties

Accept this day my plaintive sighs;

My heart within me almost dies

At thought of leaving Funery.

Eirich, &c.

With pensive steps I've often stroll'd,

Where Fingal's castle stood of old,

And listen'd while the shepherds told

The legend tales of Funery.

Eirich, &c.

I've often paus'd at close of day,

Where Ossian sang his martial lay,

And grieved the sun's departing ray,

Wandering o'er Dun-Funery.

Eirich, &c.

Aultan Caluch's gentle stream,

That murmurs sweetly through the green,

What happy, joyful days I've seen,

Beside the banks of Funery.

Eirich, &c.

Farewell, ye hills of storm and snow,

The wild resorts of deer and roe;

In peace the heath-cock long may crow

Along the moors of Funery.

Eirich, &c.

It's not the hills nor woody vales,

Alone my joyless heart bewails,

But a mournful group this day remains

Within the manse of Funery.

Eirich, &c.

Can I forget Glen-turrit's name?

Farewell, dear father, best of men,

May heaven's joys with thee remain

Within the manse of Funery?

Eirich, &c.

Mother! a name to me so dear,

Must I, must I, leave thy care,

And try a world that's full of snares

Far, far from thee and Funery?

Eirich, &c.

Brother of my love, farewell—

Sisters, all your griefs conceal—

Thy tears suppress—your sorrows quell—

Be happy while at Funery.

Eirich, &c.

Archibald! my darling child,

May heaven thy infant footsteps guide;

Should I return, Oh! may I find

Thee smiling still at Funery.

Eirich, &c.

O must I leave these happy scenes—

See, they spread the flapping sails—

Adieu, adieu, my native plains—

Farewell, farewell to Funery.

Credits

Written by Norman Macleod

Words by Norman Macleod. Historical text published in The Book of Scottish Song (1843); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

The Book of Scottish Song (1843), edited by Alexander Whitelaw, “Farewell to Funery”

Every contribution in this 1843 anthology predates modern copyright terms by more than a century; any contributor died at least 130 years ago, so the text is in the public domain worldwide (life+70 terms expired no later than 2020).

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