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Title: Robert Burns - To A Mouse - Poem
Added: Dec 27, 2008
Author: peigimccann
Duration: 2:33
Description:
Robert Burns' To A Mouse presented by David Sibbald of www.robertburns.plus.com from his CD "The Greatest Poems in the World." set to photos of Scotland and edited by Peggy Edwards (AKA Peigi McCann).To A Mouse.On turning her up in her nest with the plough, November 1785.Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie,O, what a panic's in thy breastie!Thou need na start awa sae hastyWi bickering brattle!I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,Wi' murdering pattle.I'm truly sorry man's dominionHas broken Nature's social union,An' justifies that ill opinionWhich makes thee startleAt me, thy poor, earth born companionAn' fellow mortal!I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve;What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!A daimen icker in a thrave'S a sma' request;I'll get a blessin wi' the lave,An' never miss't.Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin!It's silly wa's the win's are strewin!An' naething, now, to big a new ane,O' foggage green!An' bleak December's win's ensuin,Baith snell an' keen!Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste,An' weary winter comin fast,An' cozie here, beneath the blast,Thou thought to dwell,Till crash! the cruel coulter pastOut thro' thy cell.That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble,Has cost thee monie a weary nibble!Now thou's turned out, for a' thy trouble,But house or hald,To thole the winter's sleety dribble,An' cranreuch cauld.But Mousie, thou art no thy lane,In proving foresight may be vain:The best laid schemes o' mice an' menGang aft agley,An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,For promis'd joy!Still thou are blest, compared wi' me!The present only toucheth thee:But och! I backward cast my e'e,On prospects drear!An' forward, tho' I canna see,I guess an' fear!
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Youtube Comments: 160
skittlesareyum48 Says:
Jun 17, 2011 - The best laid schemes o' mice an' menGang aft agley,An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,For promis'd joy!I'm not sure if this is the sole inspiration for the entire book of "Of Mice and Men" by Steinbeck, but it is definitely the main theme of the story, as well as where the title is derived from.
AngelBiLove Says:
Aug 13, 2011 - Yes that mouse lost his house today. But in return, that single mouse is forever locked in history. For over 120 years now.
DontBeADingBat420 Says:
Aug 15, 2011 - hahhahahhahahhahahahhaha ur studyin it and u dont even know were its from u need to study harded
DontBeADingBat420 Says:
Aug 15, 2011 - did u know burn aye dident think so so stfu
ron611087 Says:
Aug 30, 2011 - To invest sweat for a benefit only to be realised in a seasons time. To have compassion for fellow creatures. To understand that the abstraction of future and past makes us different to other animals. To know that these are the things things make us human.Philosophers debate at length on these things. An 18th century farmers son summarised them all in a single poem. Now that's an original beautiful mind.
ScottMcK9 Says:
Sep 1, 2011 - I think that's brutal to be honest. Americans have every right to be proud of their Scottish heritage. And when they do refer to being Scottish, it's because they like to let their fellow countrymen know where their heritage is from, because they're proud.
ScottMcK9 Says:
Sep 1, 2011 - Compare the Greatest Bard, Robert Burns, that ever lived to William Shakespeare? There is no comparison, you couldn't get better than the listed greatest bard that ever lived. What was Shakespeare again? A bard.
DrSpooglemon Says:
Sep 12, 2011 - Broad Scots derives mainly from old english with some welsh gaelic influences. Indeed a different tongue from the gaelic spoken in northern scotland. I would say that it has a very close kinship with modern english...
lagoondiver Says:
Oct 11, 2011 - I have to study this poem (among other Romantic poetry) for school and I'm glad this recording is uploaded so I know how it's pronounced since I'm not very familiar with the Scottish dialect
GingerBallsOfDelight Says:
Oct 25, 2011 - I can't understand it :(
jeana1001 Says:
Nov 2, 2011 - A great poem, well read.
cooldude5583381 Says:
Nov 2, 2011 - its tea a mouse
Sandgooose Says:
Nov 14, 2011 - In the grand scheme of mice and men:Often go askewAnd leave us nothing but grief and painFor promised joy
booksmiley4 Says:
Nov 22, 2011 - It's great to hear it in its original form and not the weak anglicized version :)
zebralady1997 Says:
Dec 26, 2011 - Verry thick scottish aksent! 😃 Bouriful voice and poem.
sternbergzookie Says:
Jan 1, 2012 - It does an excellent job of straddling the line between foreign and familiar, being generally intelligible with a dash of Scottishness. I lament that I'll probably never be able to grasp this lovely dialect.
crazylegs654 Says:
Jan 15, 2012 - Thats a true scottish accent
kafenster Says:
Jan 19, 2012 - The way he talks makes me laugh sooooo hard! XD
garyc2 Says:
Mar 28, 2012 - Very well read but it's to a mouse not to the twin towers.
peigimccann Says:
Apr 15, 2012 - The Twin Towers illustrates the line "The best laid plans ... "etc. and brings it into this century showing that Burns wisdom knows no boundaries of nation or time.
garyc2 Says:
Apr 16, 2012 - That's a fair point. : )
limerick1958 Says:
May 19, 2012 - Burns is a wonderful poet a treasure from Scotland. Even I from the land of saints and scholars can only marvel at this heaven sent poet
m3mphisundaground Says:
May 21, 2012 - I wish I could understand this because it sounds so cool.
onions42 Says:
Jun 2, 2011 - O mousey....... Disney??Burns was an arse - but he could tell you how it is..?