What Ails this Heart of Mine?
654 views · Published 7 November 2007 · 3:30 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: music & chat · 2007 · Music
Scottish folk song expressing longing for an absent friend. Very sad, but a favourite of mine. What Ails This Heart O' Mine? What ails this heart o' mine? What means this wat'ry e'e? What gars me aye turn cauld as death When I take leave o' thee? When thou art far awa, Thou'lt dearer grow to me; But change o' place and change o' folk May gar thy fancy jee. When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say, "I us'd to meet thee there." Then I'll sit down and cry, An live aneath the tree, An' when a leaf fa's in my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee. Wi' sic thoughts i' my mind, Time thro' the world may gae, And find my heart in twenty years The same as 'tis today. 'Tis thoughts that bind the soul And keep friends i' the e'e; And gin I think I see thee aye, What can part thee and me? (Words by Susanna Blamire.)
