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Original lyrics
Will Ye No Come Back Again?
Bonnie Charlie's noo awa,
Safely o'er the friendly main,
Mony a heart would break in twa,
Should he ne'er come back again.
Will ye no' come back again?
Will ye no' come back again?
Better lo'ed ye canna be.
Will ye no' come back again?
Ye trusted in your Hielan' men.
They trusted you, dear Charlie.
They kent your hiding in the glen.
Death or exile braving.
Will ye no' come back again?
Will ye no' come back again?
Better lo'ed ye canna be.
Will ye no' come back again?
English bribes were a' in vain,
Tho' puir, and puirer, we maurn be.
Siller canna buy the heart,
That beats aye for thine and thee.
Will ye no' come back again?
Will ye no' come back again?
Better lo'ed ye canna be.
Will ye no' come back again?
We watch'd thee in the gloamin' hour.
We watch'd thee in the mornin' grey.
Tho' thirty thousand pound they said they gie.
Oh, there is nane that a' would ye betray!
Will ye no' come back again?
Will ye no' come back again?
Better lo'ed ye canna be.
Will ye no' come back again?
Sweet the laverock's note an lang,
Liltin wildly up the glen;
Aye tae me he sings a sang,
"Will ye no come back again?"
Will ye no' come back again?
Will ye no' come back again?
Better lo'ed ye canna be.
Will ye no' come back again?
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Ww Ww on 2016-07-05
Ww Ww on 2016-07-05Translation
Will You Not Come Back Again?
Charming Charlie is now away,
Safely over the friendly main,
Many a heart would break in two,
Should he never come back again.
Will you not come back again?
Will you not come back again?
You cannot be more loved.
Will you not come back again?
You trusted in your Highland men.
They trusted you dear Charlie.
They knew you were hiding in the valley.
Death and exile you were facing.
Will you not come back again?
Will you not come back again?
You cannot be more loved.
Will you not come back again?
English bribes were all in vain,
Though poor, and poorer, we might be.
Money cannot buy the heart (loyalty).
Yes that beats for you and yours.
Will you not come back again?
Will you not come back again?
You cannot be more loved.
Will you not come back again?
We watched you in the twilight (dusk) hour.
We watched you in the morning grey (before dawn).
Though 30,000 pounds (reward) they said they give.
Oh, there is none at all who would betray (him)!
Will you not come back again?
Will you not come back again?
You cannot be more loved.
Will you not come back again?
Sweet and long is the lark's song,
Sounding wildly up the valley;
Yes to me he sings a song,
"Will you not come back again?"
Will you not come back again?
Will you not come back again?
You cannot be more loved.
Will you not come back again?
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The song is about Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart) of Scotland who led the unsuccessful Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 to restore his family throne of Great Britain. Charles fled Scotland and there were hopes he would return again.