Congratulations Stacy, very well put and explained. I dare suggest the rendition of Dawn Steele here in YouTube for this poem in the original Scottish dialect for comparison after your profound lecture. (Search for Dawn Steele Tae a Moose)
@judge6754 as in i love you in the winter me poor mortal aye and cranick bear...mount cranick...you mousie stood up their bear. i love thee truley OR DO I am i just vain?
What a pleasure to see dear old favorite put forth so clearly and sympathetically, and made available to us Americans in our own dialect. Thank you so much. Anyone who reads Burns must love him.
Is not "snell" perhaps cognate with the German, meaning swift?
Stacy Thankyou for explaing so elequently this wonderful poem your lectures are some of the great gems of the internet. Could you do some lectures on the war poets particularlt Wilfred Owen Saaaoon and Keith Douglas. Sir Thomas Wyatt and Petrarch would be lovely and also how about Christina Rossetti the greatest of all female poets in my opinion..
Kind Regards
Jim Clark
aka Poetryanimations at youtube and poetrylad at Dailymotion
your analogy is correct but your american spelling ruins and destroys the powerful strength of the scotish accent that brings true meaning to this poem. it doesnt make sense in american.
BeUTIFUL MY FRIEND BUT i WOULD LOVE IF MORE NORTH AMERICANS WERE MORE INIGHTFUL SORRY BOUT THE CAPS MY FRIEND. I LOVE THE BANKS OF BONNIE DOON THE MOST THOUGH
Good commentary. I only really knew the quotation 'best laid plans..' until I saw someone perform this at a Burns supper. The last part starting with 'but mousie thou art blessed compared with me' is devastating. Burns was a genius.
It sounds a little strange ,for an american you have got it , in fact one of your own country men (i think) John Steinbeck in his book already pointed at Burns when he named one of his classical books "Of mice and men" straight from the poem ,dont know if you have ever heard it recited at a Burns supper in Scotland , but you should, it would make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. , as they say "We are all Jock Tamson's bairns" thanks for posting.
This is wonderful! One of my favorite poems.
charmerang 2 days ago
Lovely...great video about a beautiful and amazing poem.
...at 2.20 you say "I doubt you must thrive"....It's "Theif"...."after all, you must live"...(.it rhymes in a Scottish accent!)
JCMcGee 1 year ago
Mrs. Huss!
bucknut248 1 year ago
anyone whos in Mrs. Hirsch's class or your forced to watch this thumbs up D:<
dragonamulet 1 year ago
Congratulations Stacy, very well put and explained. I dare suggest the rendition of Dawn Steele here in YouTube for this poem in the original Scottish dialect for comparison after your profound lecture. (Search for Dawn Steele Tae a Moose)
wschroder1 1 year ago
@wschroder1
Thanks for being understandig. I'm just some poor American and have no pretense at the dialect. Dawn Steele is marvelous.
stacyhm 1 year ago
@judge6754 as in i love you in the winter me poor mortal aye and cranick bear...mount cranick...you mousie stood up their bear. i love thee truley OR DO I am i just vain?
TheFriedLiverAttack 1 year ago
Nope he is right it is bitter
maria81m 2 years ago
Thank you for making the poem's meaning more accessible.
Bashir38 2 years ago
What a pleasure to see dear old favorite put forth so clearly and sympathetically, and made available to us Americans in our own dialect. Thank you so much. Anyone who reads Burns must love him.
Is not "snell" perhaps cognate with the German, meaning swift?
ererum 3 years ago
No ,snell in Scots means cold.
stooriefit 3 years ago
hey that was very good to hear this every well done
dannydoc2002 3 years ago
Stacy Thankyou for explaing so elequently this wonderful poem your lectures are some of the great gems of the internet. Could you do some lectures on the war poets particularlt Wilfred Owen Saaaoon and Keith Douglas. Sir Thomas Wyatt and Petrarch would be lovely and also how about Christina Rossetti the greatest of all female poets in my opinion..
Kind Regards
Jim Clark
aka Poetryanimations at youtube and poetrylad at Dailymotion
poetryanimations 3 years ago
your analogy is correct but your american spelling ruins and destroys the powerful strength of the scotish accent that brings true meaning to this poem. it doesnt make sense in american.
kesdabest 3 years ago
i have to learn the whole of this poem for school
MiniMidgetMonster 4 years ago
Well Done Sir, take a look at Burns's Poem "Death and Doctor Hornbrook" and maybe do the same thing. Its a Gem
patiris 4 years ago
Great video! Okay you dont quite have the accent to get it spot on but still a very good recital, and you are very knowledgable!
saintee1000 4 years ago
BeUTIFUL MY FRIEND BUT i WOULD LOVE IF MORE NORTH AMERICANS WERE MORE INIGHTFUL SORRY BOUT THE CAPS MY FRIEND. I LOVE THE BANKS OF BONNIE DOON THE MOST THOUGH
Scotland boy 24 years the junior
jojospacemonkey 4 years ago
Good commentary. I only really knew the quotation 'best laid plans..' until I saw someone perform this at a Burns supper. The last part starting with 'but mousie thou art blessed compared with me' is devastating. Burns was a genius.
weemalky 4 years ago
I think I have to go and read this again tonight. Check out my poetry on my sight.
Amiduffer 4 years ago
excellent, good lecture!!!! from a scot
aldoyoung 4 years ago
It sounds a little strange ,for an american you have got it , in fact one of your own country men (i think) John Steinbeck in his book already pointed at Burns when he named one of his classical books "Of mice and men" straight from the poem ,dont know if you have ever heard it recited at a Burns supper in Scotland , but you should, it would make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. , as they say "We are all Jock Tamson's bairns" thanks for posting.
macdonnnn 4 years ago