SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 730 Title : The Lass Come Back Fae Trystin wi her Jo Author(s): Tom Hubbard Copyright holder(s): Tom Hubbard Text The lass come back fae trystin wi her jo, Come back wi haunds aa reid. - Her mither speired her: 'An whit fir are your haunds sae reid, my dochter?' The lassie awnswered, 'I hae poukit roses, An my haunds were stuggit bi their jags.' Aince mair she come fae trystin wi her jo, Come back wi lips aa reid. - Her mither speired her: 'An whit fir are your lips sae reid, my dochter?' The lassie awnswers, 'I hae eaten rasps, An my lips are tashed wi berry-bree.' Aince again she's trystin wi her jo, Comes back wi peelie chafts. - Her mither speirs her: 'An whit fir are your chafts sae peelie, dochter?' The lassie awnswered: 'Redd a grave, o mither, Hide me there, an stell a cross abune, Then scart upon that cross, juist as I tell you: Aince she come back hame wi haunds aa reid, Reid they'd turned atween her luver's haunds. Aince she come back hame wi lips aa reid, Reid they'd turned aneath her luver's lips. Then she come back hame wi peelie chafts, Peelie that her luver wis sae fause. 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: 21-100 Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Title of original (if translation): Flickan kom infrån sin älsklings möte Author of original (if translation): Johan Ludvig Runeberg Language of original (if translation): Swedish Word count: 191 Text medium Magazine (e-zine): Text publication details Published: Publisher: Fox (Edinburgh University Press poetry magazine) Publication year: 1991 Place of publication: Edinburgh Part of larger text: Contained in: Fox, no. 6 (1991) Editor: C Marvin, J C Grant Page numbers: 23 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 232 Forenames: Tom Surname: Hubbard Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1950 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: N/A Occupation: Academic, librarian and writer Place of birth: Kirkcaldy Region of birth: Fife Birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Kirkcaldy Region of residence: Fife Residence CSD dialect area: Fif Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Caterer Father's place of birth: Dysart Father's region of birth: Fife Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Caterer Mother's place of birth: Dysart Mother's region of birth: Fife Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Everyday Language: Italian Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work, holiday, fluency fluctuating Language: Polish Speak: No Read: No Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: Smattering. Work, holiday Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Everyday. Scots spoken in relaxed circumstances