Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond
"Loch" is the Scottish word for "lake". Loch Lomond is the largest lake in Scotland.
Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond
The Lovely Banks of Lake Lomond
Traditional Song
Traditional Song
(Scots)
(English)
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,
Where me and my true love will ne'er meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
(Chorus)
Oh! ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love will ne'er meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
'Twas then that we parted in yon shady glen,
On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomond,
Where in purple hue the hielan hills we view,
And the moon comin' out in the gloamin'.
(Chorus)
The wee birdies sing and the wild flowers spring,
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping,
But the broken heart, it kens nae second Spring again,
Tho' the waeful may cease frae their greeting.
(Chorus)
By yonder lovely* banks and by yonder lovely slopes,
Where the sun shines bright on Lake Lomond,
Where me and my true love will never meet again
On the lovely, lovely banks of Lake Lomond.
(Chorus)
Oh! you'll take the high road and I'll take the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland before you;
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the lovely, lovely banks of Lake Lomond.
'Twas then that we parted in yonder shady glen,
On the steep, steep side of Beacon Mountain,
Where in purple hue the Highland hills we view,
And the moon coming out in the twilight.
(Chorus)
The little birdies sing and the wild flowers bloom,
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping,
But the broken heart, it knows not second Spring again,
Though the woeful may cease from their weeping.
(Chorus)
Notes
*Beautiful
Alysa wrote: "My nanna passed away a couple of years ago and i am trying to compile all her Scottish nursery rhymes and lullabies she used to sing to us… Nanna was from Dumbarton in Scotland, but moved to New Zealand when she was 4 years old, but still sung all of these with a Scottish accent, it was fantastic!"
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Alysa Wakefield for contributing this song.
Photo Credit: Abubakr Hussain, Mohammed-Hayat Ashrafi, Maaz Farooq, Farmaan Akhtar, Mohammed Shah
Thanks so much!
