It isnae me
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"It isnae me" is a song from a poem written by Sally Holmes, set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1931.
The poem was originally published in "Country Life" magazine. It is in Scots dialect.
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[edit] Lyrics
- It isnae me that's keerin' - or no' an awfu' lot,
- But - it's sair, whiles, mindin' things ye thocht ye had forgot.
- An' when wee Tam the Fiddler played 'The Lea Rig' doon the street,
- I gie'd masel' a shock tae find that I wis near tae greet.
- It isnae me that's keerin' - or no' for vera lang,
- But - there's mony happy times awa' since I last heard yon sang.
- An' someway - Och, I dinnae ken! I cannae say things richt -
- I wish young Tam the Fiddler hadnae played yon sang last nicht.
Guide to the Scots dialect:
isnae = is not
keerin' = grieving / complaining
sair = sad
whiles = meanwhile
mindin' = remembering
wee = little
gie'd masel' = gave myself
greet = cry
awa = ago
dinnae ken = don't know
Other words sound more or less like their English equivalents.
[edit] Recordings
"The Unknown Elgar" includes "It isnae me" performed by Teresa Cahill (soprano), with Barry Collett (piano).
[edit] References
- Michael Kennedy, Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, 1968) ISBN 0193154145
