SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 156 Title : European Scots Author(s): Sheena Blackhall Copyright holder(s): Sheena Blackhall Text Pict, Celt an nesty Norseman, My, fitiver wid fowk say, If they kent that they're still bidin Here in Aiberdeen the day! 'Aber''s Pict fur river mooth Roman 'Deva''s Dee, The Frenchmen gied us 'Bon Accord' 'Corbie' an 'pertrick' tee! Should ye gae up tae Hazleheid O 'golf' tae play a roon As ye 'hunker' in a bunker Yer a Flemish kinna 'loon'. Takk a daunder up Deeside awhile Tae 'loch' an 'glen' an 'Ben' Admirin 'strath' an 'burnie' Thon's some Celtic wirds ye ken! At the skweel ye meet the 'dominie' A Latin kind of mannie An if yer gweed an tidy, Ye'll be likit bi the 'jannie' Watch oot fur the Scandinavians, Vikings at the 'Brig' o Dee! They'll burn yer 'kirk' aroon yer 'lugs' Withoot ae wird o lee. European Aiberdonians Skinnie dippin on the 'san' At 'nicht' pairty wi the Germans We're a mixed linguistic 'lan'! This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): Children (under 13s): Teenagers (13-17): General public: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Word count: 157 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Self-Limited Edition Publication year: 2004 Place of publication: Aberdeen Text setting Education: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 112 Forenames: Sheena Surname: Blackhall Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 16 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Brought up Protestant, now Buddhist Occupation: Writer and supply teacher Place of birth: Aberdeen Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Aberdeen Region of residence: Aberdeen Residence CSD dialect area: Abd Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Manager of Deeside Omnibus Service Father's place of birth: Aboyne Father's region of birth: Aberdeen Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Private Secretary Mother's place of birth: Aberdeen Mother's region of birth: Aberdeen Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Elementary. Gaelic choir. Poetry. Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: