LL-L "Literature" 2004.08.12 (03) [E]

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From: Roger Hondshoven 2 <roger.hondshoven at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2004.08.11 (09) [E/LS]

Hi Reinhardt/Ron,

Isn't there a spelling mistake in "As fair art thou, my bonie lass"? I
assume the line should read: "As fair art thou, my bonny lass". Anyway,
that's the way I find it in a little book of poems by Robert Burns, which I
bought while touring Scotland some ten years ago. I suppose the word 'bony'
wouldn't do justice to a lass called 'bonny, pretty'. By the way, the poem
has a fourth strophe that goes like this:
And fare thee weel, my only luve!
    And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
    Though it were ten thousand mile.

Kind regards,

Roger

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Literature

Hi, Roger!

I've seen it spelled both _bonny_ and _bonie_.  I believe that _bonie_ is
older (original?)  You will find the word spelled _bony_ and _bonnie_ as
well.

I have seen some of Burns' poems respelled quite a few times.

Perhaps our Scots literature specialists will be able to tell us which
spelling is the original in this particular poem.

Regards,
Reinhard*/Ron
*without a t

   O, my luve’s like a red, red rose
   That’s newly sprung in June
   O, my luve’s like the melodie
   That’s sweetly play’d in tune

   As fair art thou, my bonie lass
   So deep in luve am I
   And I will luve thee still, my Dear
   Till a’ the seas gang dry

   Till a’ the seas gang dry, my Dear
   And the rocks melt wi’ the sun!
   O I will luve thee still, my Dear
   While the sands o’ life shall run

             Robert Burns (1759–1796)

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