Volume VI, song 596, page 616 - 'Liv'd ance twa lovers in yon dale' - Scanned from the 1853 edition of the 'Scots Musical Museum', James Johnson and Robert Burns (Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1853)

Verse 1: 'Liv'd ance twa lovers in yon dale, And they lov'd other weel, Frae ev'ning late to morning aire, Of loving luv'd their fill Frae ev'ning late to morning aire, Of luving luv'd their fill.' The 'Scots Musical Museum' is the most important of the numerous eighteenth- and nineteenth-century collections of Scottish song. When the engraver James Johnson started work on the second volume of his collection in 1787, he enlisted Robert Burns as contributor and editor. Burns enthusiastically collected songs from various sources, often expanding or revising them, whilst including much of his own work. The resulting combination of innovation and antiquarianism gives the work a feel of living tradition. This ballad was first published in Herd's 'Collection' in 1776, with the melody entitled 'Willie and Annet'. The tune printed here, however, is taken form Sibbald's 'Vocal Magazine' where it had been sent in by 'an Orkney lady'.

Collection

Scots Musical Museum

Inventory Number

4503791

Title

Volume VI, song 596, page 616 - 'Liv'd ance twa lovers in yon dale' - Scanned from the 1853 edition of the 'Scots Musical Museum', James Johnson and Robert Burns (Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1853)

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- 129 x 211 mm