A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns (Scots English version)

The Standard English version of the poem

Robert Burns (25th January 1759 – 21st July 1796) was a Scottish poet. His poem (and song) Auld Lang Syne is often sung at Hogmanay (on New Year’s Eve – 31st December). One of his most famous love poems is A Red, Red Rose. Match the lines from the original version (1 to 8) to a Standard English adaptation of the poem (a-h). The

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Upper Secondary

1. O my Luve’s like a red, red rose. That’s newly sprung in June;

2. O my Luve’s like a melodie, That’s sweetly play’d in tune. 3. As fair art thou, my bonie lass, So deep in luve am I;

4. And I will love thee still, my dear, Till a’the seas gang dry. 5. Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;

6. And I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o’life shall run. 7. And fare-the-weel, my only Luve! And fare-thee-weel, a while!

8. And I will come again, my Luve, Tho’ ‘twere were ten thousand mile!

a. O, my Love is like the melody, That is sweetly played in tune.

b. O I will love you still, my dear, While the sands of life shall run.

c. O, my Love is like a red, red rose, That is newly sprung in June.

d. And I will come again, my Love, Although it were ten thousand miles!

e. As fair are you, my lovely lass, So deep in love am I,

f. And fare you well, my only Love, And fare you well a while!

g. Till all the seas go dry, my dear, And the rocks melt with the sun!

h. And I will love you still, my dear, Till all the seas go dry.

Extension Write a St Valentine’s Day poem comparing the object of your love to a flower.

A Love Poem by Robert Burns