Saw Ye my Dear, my Philly by Robert Burns
Willy hears that Philly is doon in the grove wi' a new love and winna come hame tae him. She has forgotten him and disowns him; he wishes he had ne'er seen her, for she has broken his heart.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Love Poetry, Lyric Poetry · 159 words
First lines
Tune-"When she cam' ben she bobbit."
O saw ye my Dear, my Philly? / O saw ye my Dear, my Philly, / She's down i' the grove, she's wi' a new Love, / She winna come hame to her Willy.
What says she my dear, my Philly? / What says she my dear, my Philly? / She lets thee to wit she has thee forgot, / And forever disowns thee, her Willy.
O had I ne'er seen thee, my Philly! / O had I ne'er seen thee, my Philly! / As light as the air, and fause as thou's fair, / Thou's broken the heart o' thy Willy.
Genres
- Love Poetry — Willy grieves ower Philly's new love and her refusal tae come hame tae him.
- Lyric Poetry — The repeated questions and cries tae Philly carry Willy's grief in three short, rhyming stanzas.
Tags
forsaken love · broken heart · unfaithfu love · sang
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Genres: Love Poetry, Lyric Poetry
- Length: 159 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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