Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - End-Notes

The Battle of Harlaw

A. a.  11. Var. Garioch land.
43. she: so delivered, notwithstanding the inconsistency with me in lines 1, 2.
113. Var. back the red-coats.
201. Sometimes pitleurachie.
25. "There are different versions of this stanza:" C.E.D.
A. b.  Printed in two long lines.
Burden: In a dree, etc.
12. Wetherha.
14. a' marchin.
34, 44. Come marchin frae.
41,2. she cam.
51. Oh were ye near an near eneuch.
61. she was.
62. An she.
64. a' marchin for Harlaw.
71. quo James.
73,4.   So we 'd best cry in our merry men,
And turn our horses' heeds.
81. quo John.
103. gaed for gied.
114. or mair.
121. did to his brither say.
124. And we'll be.
151. Forbes to his men did say.
152. Noo, tak.
161. Brave Forbes' hinchman, var. servant, then did.
192. Made the great M'Donell.
193. The second stroke that.
201. a 'pilleurichie.'
202. The like ye.
203. As there was amang.
213. in 'Leggatt's Ian:' "the manuscript is indistinct, and it would read equally well, Leggalt's lan."
214. Some twa three miles awa.
222. But they were.
223. For Forbes.
224. Slew maist a' by the.
234. Ye 'd scarce tell wha.
242. The like ye never.
243. As there was.
244. muirs down by.
251. An gin Hielan lasses speer.
252. them that gaed awa.
253. tell them plain an plain eneuch.
B.  151. man.

This page most recently updated on 03-Apr-2011, 18:57:21.
Return to main index