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Ins an Oots
They skelp a baa aroon a park, aimin fur a hole Preenin aa their veesion on a flag abune a pole —Or kick a baa aro... more
“In This Braif Toun”: No363 Union Street (Bruce Miller’s)
Afore that this braif toun wis bigged ava Langsyne the lan wis roch, an taiged wi whin A puckle staunin stanes raise tae... more
Heich fur Houghmagandie!
The makk o man is richt designed A wummin’s pud tae pleisurGin he’s weel-hung, she’ll draa the bung Ta... more
Tae the Sun
Owerset in Scots, frae the Heirskip o the Scots Gaels “Guidday tae ye, sun o the Sizzens.As ye traivel the lift hy... more
The Burn an the Ben
Owerset in Scots frae the Welsh poet John Ceirog Hughes (1833-87) Burn o the Bens, slokin an pureBirlin doon tae the gle... more
Yule & Simmer
Owerset in Scots frae the Welsh poet Thomas Telynog Evans(1840-65) Aa the blytheness o NaturBeeriet in the mools o blaik... more
The Sang o Amheirgin
The 1st Irish poet, Amheirgin, came to Ireland in 1268 BC & composed “The Song of Amheirgin”, which has ... more
Januar
The year birls on its axleRikk frae a wintry reefIs a ribbon o grey frae a cauldron Furled like a cassen leafHyne in the... more
Scots poetry
Non Semper Imbres
It's no aye rainin' on the misty Achils, It's no aye white wi' winter on Nigour ; The winds are no' sae mony sorrowin' Rachels, That grieve, and o' their grief will no' gie owre. Dark are Benarty slopes, an' the steep Lomon' Flings a lang shadow on the watter plain ; But fair Lochleven's no for ever gloomin', An'... more
The Ghaists, A Kirk-Yard Eclogue
WHERE the braid planes in dowie murmurs wave Their ancient taps out-owre the cauld-clad grave, Where Geordie... more
Autumn
Blae, blae, blae is the dwinin simmer, Fin craws are a squallich o midnicht i the lift; The win that knells the aik... more
Scots writing
Lallans Journal
Lallans, the only periodical entirely in Scots, is published twice annually by the Scots Language Society with money from the Scottish Arts Council. The first number came out in 1973, making Lallans one of the longest running literary magazines in Scotland. It features poems, short stories, essays and reviews from... more
The works of Sheena Blackhall
Sheena Blackhall is well known for her poetry, writing for children and expertise on the language and culture of the... more
A History of Writing in Scots
The Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon poem the ‘Dream of the Rood’ – which is carved on the Ruthwell Cross in Dumfriesshire,... more
Scots song
The Scots Song Tradition
In this section of our website you can find an overview of the broad kirk of Scots songs and their many shapes, forms and contexts, down the centuries.
It is by no means a comprehensive representation of the whole tradition of Scots song. However, in the areas we do highlight, we aim to show the depth of the... more
The Language of Scots Song
In the folk field, as well as in the less sure-footed literary Lallans, Scots may be said to 'include English, and... more
Scots Song Collections
Two of the main collections of Scots song are known as the Child Ballads and the Greig-Duncan Folk-Song... more
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