King Orfeo
No: 19; variant: 19A
- DER lived a king inta da aste,
Scowan u:rla gru:n
Der lived a lady in da wast.
Whar giorten han gru:n oarlac
- Dis king he has a huntin gaen,
He's left his Lady Isabel alane.
- 'Oh I wis ye'd never gaen away,
For at your hame is d'ol an wae.
- 'For da king o Ferrie we his daert,
Has pierced your lady to da hert.'
- And aifter dem da king has gaen,
But whan he cam it was a grey stane.
- Dan he took oot his pipes ta play,
Bit sair his hert wi d'ol an wae.
- And first he played da notes o noy,
An dan he played da notes o joy.
- An dan he played da g'od gabber reel,
Dat meicht ha made a sick hert hale.
- 'Noo come ye in inta wir ha,
An come ye in among wis a'.'
- Now he's gaen in inta der ha,
An he's gaen in among dem a'.
- Dan he took out his pipes to play,
Bit sair his hert wi d'ol an wae.
- An first he played da notes o noy,
An dan he played da notes o joy.
- An dan he played da g'od gabber reel,
Dat meicht ha made a sick hert hale.
- 'Noo tell to us what ye will hae:
What sall we gie you for your play?
- 'What I will hae I will you tell,
An dat's me Lady Isabel.'
- 'Yees tak your lady, an yees gaeng hame,
An yees be king ower a' your ain.'
- He's taen his lady, an he's gaen hame,
An noo he's king ower a' his ain.