As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only luve!
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile!
~ Robert Burns
The most famous poet - if not person – in Scottish history, is known to the world by many names: Rabbie Burns, the Ploughman Poet, Scotland’s favourite son, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire, and to those in Scotland, he is simply “The Bard”. Burns is considered the country’s national poet and is remembered as a pioneer of the Romantic movement.
"A Red Red Rose" is one of the poet, lyricist and farmer’s most famous works, along with "Auld Lang Syne" and "Scots Wha Hae", which was known as Scotland’s unofficial anthem for a while. In 2009, the people of Scotland named him the Greatest Scot in a vote presented by the Scottish television channel, STV.
