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Sun 24 Jul, 2011 01:01 am
Context:
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 bonnie 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 w’ the sun:
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
And fare thee well, my only Luve
And fare thee well, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.
a = all
w = with
but just the first letter is pronounced.
@oristarA,
The Scots a' is pronounced like the a in the Standard English cat, cat, hat, mat, etc, and the w' is rather like the w in wisdom or water
oristar, you did know that Burns wrote in Scots, not English, didn't you?
@oristarA,
oristarA wrote:
And the rocks melt w’ the sun:
"With the" gets contracted and becomes one word.
@contrex,
contrex wrote:
The Scots a' is pronounced like the a in the Standard English cat, cat, hat, mat, etc, and the w' is rather like the w in wisdom or water
oristar, you did know that Burns wrote in Scots, not English, didn't you?
Yes, I did.
English is a good tool for explanation, anyways.
Thank you guys.
@oristarA,
a' as awe
w' (I think that's a misprint) as wi'....part of with
@McTag,
McTag wrote:w' (I think that's a misprint) as wi'....part of with
a misprint or a typo...
Wikipedia: And the rocks melt wi’ the sun
Palgrave's Golden Treasury: And the rocks melt wi' the sun
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