SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 138 Title : Allt Darrarie - Burn of the Stunning Noise, Glen Muick Author(s): Sheena Blackhall Copyright holder(s): Sheena Blackhall Text Slaverin, slubberin, gibberin, gabberin, Roon wi a wallop, a sklyter, a sweel Yonder's the burn - in its bairnhood, it's blabberin - Heich-lowpin puddock, wi virr in its heel! Bellied an dauchlin, it's tashed an it's trauchlin, Beached in a bog, like a biblical whale; Hashin an dashin, it's up an it's clashin, Skelpit an skytin, like chaff frae the flail. Come the fey nicht, fin the gloamin is glysterie, Lang as a note on a tenuous string, Black as a swan, o' immaculate mystery Doon rowes the burn, on a sang an a wing. Dulcet as Chopin, Menuhin, Beethoven Jinkie's Stravinsky, as breengin as Bach Syne, wid I bide b' it, thirled an tied tae it, Drink o its music a strang willie-waucht! 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 General public: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Word count: 131 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Rainbow Publication year: 1987 Place of publication: Aberdeen 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: