SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 146 Title : The Serpent's Sang Author(s): Sheena Blackhall Copyright holder(s): Sheena Blackhall Text For A Maker Gin I wis ivy, I wid twine Yon lang, lean limbs, unyieldin's stane, Sear laggard thocht; a kinnelt vine, Wi leaves o langin fill his een. He'd learn tae loe me quick eneuch, Gin he war bane, an I war bluid- A flytin tide, I'd draw awa, Leavin him pale, as I am reid. I am the serpent in the stoor; Though lower that the dust I lie, I haud the knowledge o delicht, O fa daur pass me by? A thoosand-fauld they crush my heid, I hissin rise an multiply. 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: 98 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Charles Murray Trust Publication year: 1995 Place of publication: Aberdeen ISBN/ISSN: 0952114259 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: