Comin' Thro' the Rye

Comin' Thro' the Rye

"Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a poem written in 1782 by Robert Burns (1759–1796). It is well known as a traditional children's song, with the words put to the melody of the Scottish Minstrel Common' Frae The Town. This is a variant of the tune to which Auld Lang Syne is usually sung—in fact the melodic shape is practically the same, the difference lying in the tempo and rhythm.

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Lyrics

O, Jenny's a' weet,[A] poor body,
Jenny's seldom dry:
She draigl't[B] a' her petticoatie,
Comin thro' the rye!

Chorus:
Comin thro' the rye, poor body,
Comin thro' the rye,
She draigl't a' her petticoatie,
Comin thro' the rye!

Gin[C] a body meet a body
Comin thro' the rye,
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need a body cry?[D]

(chorus)

Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro' the glen,
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need the warl'[E] ken?[F]

(chorus)

Gin a body meet a body
Comin thro' the grain;
Gin a body kiss a body,
The thing's a body's ain.

(chorus)

Ev'ry Lassie has her laddie,
Nane, they say, have I,
Yet all the lads they smile on me,
When comin' thro' the rye.

  • A weet – wet
  • B draigl't – draggled
  • C gin – if, should
  • D cry – call out [for help]
  • E warl – world
  • F ken – know

The Catcher in the Rye

The title of the book The Catcher in the Rye comes from the poem's name. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, imagines children playing in a field of rye near the edge of a cliff, and catching them when they start to fall off.[1]

References

  1. ^ Chen, Lingdi (May 2009). "An Analysis of the Adolescent Problems in The Catcher in the Rye". Asian Social Science 5 (5): 144. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/1735/1621. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 

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