Luminate@Home: Singin Scotland – song lyrics and accompaniment tracks
We have launched an online programme of creative activities called Luminate@Home.
There are lots of older people at home or in care homes right now who are isolated because of the coronavirus outbreak. We hope you will enjoy trying the activities in the films at this difficult time, and also afterwards when the outbreak is over.
The activities are designed to be done at home or in a care home. They are led by professional artists, and feature different artforms including crafts, poetry, music and dance.
You will find all the short films on Luminate’s website, Luminate’s facebook page and on our YouTube and Vimeo channels. Once we have uploaded them, we will leave them online for you to enjoy when it is convenient.
On Friday 19th June, we released a film of Scottish singer and folklorist Christine Kydd taking you through songs celebrating the Scottish glens of Prosen, Clova, Isla and Shee. You can watch the film on the Films page of this website. The songs are accessible for all ages and abilities, so you can enjoy learning it together with your household or online with family and friends.
As an accompaniment to this film, we’ve provided the song lyrics with a glossary which you can download by clicking on the download button at the top of this page. You can also read the lyrics below. There are accompaniment tracks which you can listen to and sing along with once you’ve learned the song. This is available below and on our Vimeo or YouTube channels.
Luminate@Home is supported by Baillie Gifford and presented in partnership with Scottish Care. The films are co-produced by Graeme Roger.
Sunday on the Minister’s Walk (Tune: The Drunken Sailor)
Tune: Traditional.
Words: Written by members of ‘Kirrie’s Singin’, facilitated and arranged by Christine Kydd www.christinekydd.com. Kirrie’s Singin is hosted by Kirrie Connections www.kirrieconnections.com.
Song Lyrics
Chorus
Sunday on the Minister’s walk
Sunday on the Minister’s walk
Sunday on the Minister’s walk frae Prosen to Glen Clova
Verse 1
Aff tae see the congregation
Aa the glens folk they are waitin
Bring yer offerin for the plate in Prosen an Glen Clova
Verse 2
Glossary
aa – all
aff – off
dinna – don’t
gid – good
lang – long
nae – no
mair – more
congregration – people meeting in church
heather – plant-Calluna
Lang lang trek across the heather
In the blasted Scottish weather
Seven and a half mile o gid shoe leather, Prosen tae Glen Clova
Verse 3
Nae mair the minister or the drovers
But hikers and walkers oot wi Rover
Dinna get lost as yer crossin over Prosen tae Glen Clova
Bonnie Glenshee
Traditional.
Song Lyrics
Verse 1
O dae ye see yon high hills aa covered with snaw
They hae pairted mony’s a true love and they’ll soon pairt us twa
Chorus
Busk busk, bonnie lassie, and come awa wi me
An I’ll tak ye tae Glenisla, near bonnie Glenshee
Verse 2
Dae ye see yon shepherds as they walk alang,
Wi their plaidies rowed aboot the m an their sheep, they graze on
Verse 3
Dae ye see yon soldiers as they mairch alang,
Wi their muskets ower their shoulders and their broadswords hanging doon
Glossary
yon – yonder
aa – all
snaw – snow
pairt / pairted – part / parted
mony’s – many’s
twa – two
busk – get ready
awa – away
wi – with
tak – take
tae – to
dae – do
alang – along
plaidies – plaid (a rectangular length of twilled woollen cloth)
rowed – rolled
aboot – about
mairch – march
ower – over