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Twa Corbies
As I was walking all alane
I heard twa corbies making mane
The tane unto the t’ither say-o
Where shall we gang and dine the day-o
Where shall we gang and dine the day?
In ahint yon auld fell dyke
I wot there lies a new slain knight
Naebody kens that he lies there-o
But his hawk and hound and his lady fair-o
His hawk and hound and his lady fair
His hound is tae the hunting gane
His hawk tae fetch the wild-fowl hame
His lady's ta'en anither mate-o
So we may can hae our dinner sweet-o
We can hae our dinner sweet
[Ye'll sit on his white hause-bane
And I'll pike out his bonny blue een
Wi ae lock o his gowden hair
We'll theek our nest when it grows bare]
There’s many an ane for him makes mane
But nane shall ken where he is gane
Oer his white banes, when they are bare-o
The wind shall blow for evermair-o
The wind shall blow for evermair
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Translation#1#2
Twa Corbies
As I was walking all alone,
I heard two ravens making a complaint;
The one unto the other did say,
"Where shall we go and dine today?"
"In behind that old turf wall
I believe there lies a newly slain knight
And nobody knows that he lies there,
Except his hawk, his hound and his lady fair".
"His hound is to the hunting gone,
His hawk to bring the wild fowl home,
His lady has taken another lover,
So we may have our dinner sweet".
"You'll sit on his white collar bone,
And I'll peck out his beautiful blue eyes;
With a lock of his golden hair
We'll line our nest when it grows bare".
"Many another for him will lament,
But no-one shall know where he has gone;
Over his white bones, when they are bare,
The wind shall blow for evermore".
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The Corries don’t sing verse 3 as given here.