A Witch’s Chant

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Introduction xv
4. The Genesis of the Text xli
5. Songs by The Ettrick Shepherd
6. Donald MacDonald 1
7. Scotia’s Glens 5
8. The Broom Sae Green 6
9. Flora MacDonald’s Farewell 7
10. Bonny Prince Charlie 8
11. The Skylark 9
12. Gang to the Brakens wi’ Me 10
13. The Minstrel Boy 11
14. Farewell to Glen-Shalloch 12
15. Caledonia 13
16. The Noctes Sang 14
17. The Souters o’ Selkirk 16
18. O, Jeanie, There’s Naething to Fear Ye! 17
19. Arabian Song 18
20. I Lookit East, I Lookit West 18
21. The Village of Balmaquhapple 20
22. Callum-a-Glen 22
23. The Three Men of Moriston 22
24. When the Kye Comes Hame 25
25. Lenachan’s Farewell 27
26. The Stuarts of Appin 28
27. The Poor Man 30
28. The Women Fo’k 31
29. M‘Lean’s Welcome 32
30. The Maid of the Sea 34
31. Go Home to your Rest 35
32. The Harp of Ossian 35
33. When Maggy Gangs Away 36
34. A Father’s Lament 37
35. There’s Gowd in the Breast 38
36. Why Weeps Yon Highland Maid? 39
37. My Emma, my Darling 40
38. The Mermaid’s Song 40
39. Donald M‘Gillavry 41
40. O’er the Ocean Bounding 43
41. Charlie is my Darling 44
42. If E’er I Am Thine 45
43. Meg o’ Marley 46
44. Bonny Mary 47
45. The Ladies’ Evening Song 49
46. Mary, Canst Thou Leave Me? 50
47. Black Mary 51
48. Love Is Like a Dizziness 52
49. O, Weel Befa’ the Maiden Gay 53
50. Cameron’s Welcome Hame 55
51. Oh-hon, Oh Righ! 57
52. The Frazer’s in the Correi 58
53. Ye Breezes that Spring 59
54. Come Rowe the Boat 59
55. The Highlander’s Farewell 60
56. A Witch’s Chant 62
57. How Dear to Me the Hour 63
58. The Hill of Lochiel 64
59. The Flowers of Scotland 65
60. The Bonny Lass of Deloraine 66
61. The Two Men of Colston; or, The True English Character 67
62. Red Clan-Ranald’s Men 71
63. Up An’ Rin Awa’, Geordie 72
64. My Love’s Bonny 75
65. The Gloamin’ 75
66. Liddel Bower, A Ballad 77
67. Auld Ettrick John 79
68. Doctor Monroe 81
69. Sing On, Sing On, my Bonny Bird 82
70. Jock an’ his Mother 84
71. On Ettrick Clear 85
72. Athol Cummers 86
73. Love Letter 87
74. Mischievous Woman 88
75. Lock the Door, Lariston 89
76. Fair Was thy Blossom 90
77. Courting Song 91
78. There’s Nae Laddie Coming 93
79. Appie M‘Gie 93
80. The Gathering of the Clans 94
81. I Hae Naebody Now 96
82. The Forty-Second’s Welcome to Scotland 97
83. Highland Tay 98
84. I’ll No Wake wi’ Annie 99
85. The Lass o’ Carlisle 101
86. My Love She’s But a Lassie Yet 102
87. The Moon 103
88. The Witch o’ Fife 103
89. Row on, Row on 104
90. Marion Graham 105
91. The Flower 106
92. Birniebouzle 107
93. I Hae Lost my Love 109
94. Allan Dhu 110
95. Love’s Visit 111
96. The Moon Was A-Waning 112
97. O, What Gart Me Greet? 113
98. A National Song of Triumph 114
99. The Fall of the Leaf 115
100. The Ancient Banner 116
101. A Widow’s Wail 117
102. Auld Joe Nicholson’s Nanny 118
103. The Broken Heart 119
104. John o’ Brackadale 120
105. Bauldy Frazer 121
106. Hymn to the Evening Star 123
107. Ohon-a-Righ! 124
108. The Laddie that I Ken O’ 125
109. O Lady Dear 126
110. The Spectre’s Cradle Song 126
111. Hymn to the God of the Sea 127
112. Angel’s Morning Song to the Shepherd 128
113. Mary Gray 129
114. Ode on Hearing of the Death of Mr Pitt 130
115. Busaco 131
116. Ode to the Genius of Shakespeare 132
117. The Wee Housie 133
118. Good Night, and Joy 135
119. Note on the Text 137
120. Emendation List 137
121. Hyphenation List 139
122. Editorial Notes 140
123. Index of First Lines and Melody Titles 334
124. Bibliography 339
125. Glossary 359