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Can ye lo'e me

Traditional

“Can ye lo'e me” as printed in The Book of Scottish Song (1843).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 75 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

Can ye lo'e me weel, lassie, to this heart then swiftly flee,

Here you aye shall dwell, lassie, more than a' the world to me,

When the moonbeams shine sae clear, at that hour by lovers blest,

At the gloamin', lassie dear, haste to meet this throbbing breast.

Can you lo'e me weel, lassie, to this heart then swiftly flee,

Here you aye shall dwell, lassie, more than all the world to me.

Where the burnie flows, lassie, gently owre the mountain side,

And the wild flower blows, lassie, watered by the streamlet tide,

As the hare-bell's blossoms shine, on the bleak and barren brae,

Let that brilliant eye of thine light me on my lonely way.

Can ye lo'e me weel, lassie, to this heart then swiftly flee,

Here you aye shall dwell, lassie, more than all the world to me.

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

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The Book of Scottish Song (1843), edited by Alexander Whitelaw, “Can ye lo'e me”

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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