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Lyrics are by David Wright, a shoemaker from Aberdeen reminds us that through its beauty, nature offers us a path to freedom, though all men are not free. Published in the Northern Star in 1845.
lyrics
There is a sweet charm in the valley sae glowin’
Wi’ a’ the bright flowerets blended in bloom;
The dew hangs sae pure on the breast o’ the gowan,
And bright are the tassels that wave on the broom.
O! saft are the breezes, wi’ sweet odours flying,
The birds sing sae bonny frae braken and tree,
And reason responds to their melody, sighing –
O! that gaun, like the birds, were a’ happy and free!
There is a wild charm where the eagle is soaring
O’er mountains where wildness and grandeur combine;
Where heather is blooming and torrents are pouring,
Resistless in might, through the craggy ravine.
And we gaze on the torrents with thrilling emotion,
That dash o’er the rocks and glide on to the sea,
And reason responds to the roar of the ocean –
O! that gaun, like the billows, were mighty and free!
O! sweet is the chorus when the morning is breaking,
Sae bright in its beauty, unveiling the sun;
The dew-studded flowers, which the zephyr is shaking,
Unfolds a’ their beauty, and day is begun!
A’ the sweets o’ the earth, a’ the beauties o’ nature,
And a’ that the wisest in wisdom cauld gie,
The Creator gies fur the creature,
And man might be happy if men were a’ free!
Scottish singer songwriter Alan Dickson was born in Leith but now based in Glasgow. Alan writes about life in Scotland and
beyond, mainly of a personal and political nature.
Descended from a Leith docker, he remarks: "as life mimics art I'm just like my grandfather, only he used a rivet gun and I use a guitar."
Among his influences are Robert Burns, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Dick Gaughan....more
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