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<br>L O W L A N D S - L - 12 February 2007 - Volume 08<br><br>=========================================================================<br><br>From: <span id="_user_sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">
Sandy Fleming <<a href="mailto:sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk">sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk</a>></span><br>Subject: LL-L 'Anecdotes' 2007.02.11 (02) [E/S]<br><br><div style="direction: ltr;">Sorry, I forgot to do the glossary for this one...
<br></div><div style="direction: ltr;"><span class="q">><br>> LAMMER-WINE<br>><br>> This imaginary liquor (Amber wine) was esteemed a sort of elixir of<br>> immortality, and its virtues are celebrated in the following
<br>> infallible recipe:<br>><br>> Drink ae cowp o the lammer-wine,<br>> An the tear is nae mair in your ee;<br>> An drink twae cowps o' the lammer-wine,<br>> Nae dule nor pine ye'll dree.<br>
><br>> An drink three cowps o the lammer-wine,<br>> Your mortal life's awa.<br>> An drink fowr cowps o' the lammerwine,<br>> Ye'll turn a fairy sma'.<br>><br>> An drink five cowps o the lammer-wine,
<br>> O joys ye've rowth an wale.<br>> An drink sax cowps o the lammer-wine,<br>> Ye'll ring ower hill and dale.<br>><br>> An drink seeven cowps o the lammer-wine,<br>> Ye may dance on the milky way.
<br>> An drink aucht cowps o the lammer-wine,<br>> Ye may ride on the fire-flaught blae.<br>><br>> An drink nine cowps o the lammer-wine,<br>> Your end-day ye'll never see;<br>> An the nicht is gane, an the day has come
<br>> Will never set to thee.<br><br></span></div>lammer: amber<br>ae: one (when used as a qualifier)<br>cowp: usually used as a very, meaning "to capsize (something)", but here<br>being used in the sense of "cowp"ing drink back over the throat
<br>nae mair: no more<br>ee: eye<br>twae: two (East Lothian dialect for "twa")<br>dule: unhappiness, sadness<br>dree: suffer, undergo<br>awa: away<br>fowr: four<br>sma': small<br>rowth: abundance<br>wale: choice
<br>sax: six<br>ower: over<br>seeven: seven<br>aucht: eight<br>fire-flaucht: lightening stroke<br>blae: greyish-blue<br>nicht: night<br>gane: gone<br><br>Note the implied "that" (or "which"), very common in Scots:
<br><br>"an the day has come [that] will never set to thee"<br><br>
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