SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 335 Title : Magnus, da Yöl pony Author(s): Christine De Luca Copyright holder(s): Christine De Luca Text Bairn rhyme Santy cam in trowe da lambie-hoose door whar Magnus wis neebin his lane. "A'm needin dy help, fur een o my deer is snappered an med himsel lame." "But I canna flee" said Magnus, "in truth a'm telt dat a'm clushit an crabbit." "Nivver leet" said auld Santy, "I need dee da nicht fur dis bag is sae heavy an stappit." So he yokit up Magnus wi bend an wi bells an left da hirplin deer bedded; "Noo tak a deep breath an we'r up i da cloods!" Dey lifted aff just is he said hit." "We'll hae ta hurry, der's a lock ta be dön, a time zone ta cross every hour or da sunrise 'll catch wis oot i da aest sae 'sigg im!' Use aa dy po'er." Dey med every hoose bi da end o da nicht is da wirld turned roond tae da sun; dan dey slippit aff Magnus, wi tanks an a wave at da lambie-hoose whar dey'd begun. Is peerie bairns waakened apo da Yöl moarn dey wir blyde ta see Santy hed been. Little tocht dey a pony hed sped trowe da lift. Ta Magnus hit seemed lik a draem. ___ da: the; Yöl: Christmas; Santy: Santa Claus; trowe: through; lambie-hoose: low thatched building used to shelter lambs or weak sheep; whar: where; neebin: nodding with sleep; his lane: on his own; dy: your (familiar); een: one; is snappered: has stumbled; med: made, reached; flee: fly; telt: told; dat: that; clushit: very clumsy; crabbit: bad tempered; nivver leet: never heed; dee: you (familiar); dis: this; yokit: yoked; bend: harness of peat-pony; hirplin: limping; lock: a large amount; dön: done; wis: us; sigg im!: an exclamation to incite chase; aa: all; po'er: power; dey: they; is: as; slippit: slipped; tanks: thanks; peerie: little; apo: on; wir: were; blyde: glad; tocht: thought; lift: heavens, sky 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+): General public: Males: Females: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 1995 Word count: 329 General description: From collection of poems Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Shetland Library Publication year: 1997 Place of publication: Lerwick ISBN/ISSN: 0-904562-64-6 Edition: 1st Part of a longer series of texts: Name of series: 'Wast wi da Valkyries' Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 120 Forenames: Christine Surname: De Luca Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Head of Assessment, Research and Development Place of birth: Bressay Region of birth: Shetland Birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Edinburgh Region of residence: Edinburgh Residence CSD dialect area: Edb Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Headmaster Father's place of birth: Vidlin Father's region of birth: Shetland Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Primary Teacher Mother's place of birth: Cunningsburgh Mother's region of birth: Shetland Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: All Language: Scots Speak: No Read: Yes Write: No Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work, read Scots literature