HALLOWEEN[4]
Upon that night, when fairies light
On Cassilis Downans[5] dance,
Or owre the lays, in splendid blaze, [over, pastures]
On sprightly coursers prance;
Or for Colean the rout is ta'en, [road]
Beneath the moon's pale beams;
There, up the Cove,[6] to stray an' rove
Amang the rocks and streams
To sport that night;
Amang the bonnie winding banks
Where Doon rins wimplin' clear, [winding]
Where Bruce[7] ance ruled the martial ranks [once]
An' shook his Carrick spear,
Some merry friendly country-folks
Together did convene
To burn their nits, an' pou their stocks, [nuts, pull, stalks]
An' haud their Halloween [keep]
Fu' blythe that night:
The lasses feat, an cleanly neat, [trim]
Mair braw than when they're fine; [more handsome]
Their faces blythe fu' sweetly kythe [show]
Hearts leal, an' warm, an' kin': [loyal, kind]
The lads sae trig, wi' wooer-babs [love-knots]
Weel knotted on their garten, [garter]
Some unco blate, an' some wi' gabs [very shy, chatter]
Gar lasses' hearts gang startin' [Make]
Whyles fast at night.
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