thejollybeggars:acantata注释标题notpublishedbyburns.

recitativo

whenlyartleavesbestrowtheyird，

orwaveringlikethebauckie-bird，

bedimcauldboreas'blast;

whenhailstanesdrivewi'bitterskyte，

andinfantfrostsbegintobite，

inhoarycranreuchdrest;

aenightate'enamerrycore

o'randie，gangrelbodies，

inpoosie-nansie'sheldthesplore，

todrinktheirorraduddies;

wi'quaffingan'laughing，

theyrantedan'theysang，

wi'jumpingan'thumping，

theveragirdlerang，

first，neistthefire，inauldredrags，

anesat，weelbrac'dwi'mealybags，

andknapsacka'inorder;

hisdoxylaywithinhisarm;

wi'usquebaean'blanketswarm

sheblinkitonhersodger;

an'ayehegiesthetoziedrab

thetitherskelpin'kiss，

whileshehelduphergreedygab，

justlikeanaumousdish;

ilksmackstill，didcrackstill，

justlikeacadger'swhip;

thenstaggeringan'swaggering

heroar'dthisdittyup—

air

tune—“soldier'sjoy.”

iamasonofmarswhohavebeeninmanywars，

andshowmycutsandscarswherevericome;

thisherewasforawench，andthatotherinatrench，

whenwelcomingthefrenchatthesoundofthedrum.

laldedaudle，c.