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Adieu to Tweedside

from Poems & Lyrics by John Collie (1856) by John Collie (1834-1893)

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ADIEU , adieu , to bonnie Tweed , Adieu , her banks so green ; Adieu , adieu , each sylvan grove , Where often I have been . Adieu , adieu , each hoary height ; Farewell , each whin - clad brae ; Adieu , her bonnie blooming howes , That ever smile so gay .

Oft have I roam'd upon her banks , When gentle zephyrs blew , While o'er her pure and crystal breast The twittering swallows few . With blooming Mary by my side , I had no cause to fear ; My heart was light , my griefs were few , When Mary thus was near .

But now , alas ! those joys have pass’d , And Mary now is gone To rest , among departed friends , Beneath the moss - clad stone ; And I am left to sigh and pine In this drear world of care , And cannot even view the spot Where rests my sleeping fair .

Oh , farewell , all ye earthly joys , Ye ne'er were deign'd for me , A chequer'd mind oppress'd with woes Can ill with mirth agree . But give me near some rippling rill My weary life to end , And give me Nature's book to read , And I'll be Nature's friend

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from Poems & Lyrics by John Collie (1856), track released March 9, 2023
Dave Edwards - classical guitar, vocal
John Collie (1834-1893) - lyrics

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Outsider music from Aotearoa NZ and beyond, by Dave Edwards and collaborators (from 1856 to 2024).

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