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Nithsdale's welcome Hame

Robert Burns

“Nithsdale's welcome Hame” as printed in The Poetical Works of Robert Burns (1887).

Robert Burns: Collected Lyrics Text 248 1887 · historical text
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This text comes from The Poetical Works of Robert Burns, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

The noble Maxwells and their powers

Are coming o'er the border,

And they'll gae bigg Terreagle's towers,

An' set them a' in order,

And they declare Terreagle's fair,

For their abode they choose it;

There's no a heart in a' the land,

But's lighter at the news o't.

Tho' stars in skies may disappear,

And angry tempests gather;

The happy hour may soon be near

That brings us pleasant weather:

The weary night o' care and grief

May hae a joyful morrow;

So dawning day has brought relief—

Fareweel our night o' sorrow!

Credits

Written by Robert Burns

Words by Robert Burns. Historical text published in The Poetical Works of Robert Burns (1887); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

The Poetical Works of Robert Burns (1887), “Nithsdale's welcome Hame”

Every text in this 1887 collected edition is by Robert Burns (1759-1796), who died more than 230 years ago, so the text is in the public domain worldwide; the edition carries a Wikisource PD-old determination and a pre-1931 United States publication.

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