Ode to a Haggis Scots pronunciation

I've watched a lot of Ode to a Haggis videos on youtube and thought there was a lot of dodgy pronunciation out there, so thought I'd do a vid of how I think it should be said.

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• Language
• Ode
• to
• Haggis
• scots
• scot
• scottish
• old
• poem
• rabbie
• robert
• burns
• night
• supper
• address
• scotland
• peotry

[sherrysharpe]

Beautiful job!!! can you come join our performances? we're looking for a good poet....

[duncs21]

Yes, if it's in Scotland

[mickster69]

Pretty good son, just remember ragout is supposed to sound like "rag-ooh" and stow a soo should also rhyme with spew.

[duncs21]

Thanks and I appreciate the advice, and I've thought about that - but i think it's a slant on the french (I'm a french speaker) to deliberately mis-pronounce how they would say it and that way it rhymes with how we say sow - as in female pig.

I'm a french speaker.

[duncs21]

dios! no puedo diego. lo siento.

[haggiswalt]

There is a bottle of Scotch waiting for you in heaven....

[babybookworm003]

you do your country proud

[madsciiscrazy]

Thank u so much - Im planning one and I wish to do it right. I'll be studying it.

[Gordfather74]

@Chewy7575 actualy the correct title in the complete works of Robert Burns is "To a Haggis"

[TFOGas]

Great job indeed, but next I wanna hear you do holy wullys prayer.

[Chewy7575]

@duncs21 but the scots pronunciation of sow in this poem is "soo" as in 'rag-ooh', spew and view. The rest of the stanzas / verses are all exactly the same way.

[Chewy7575]

@mickster69 Exactly! Was going to post the same thing.

Also duncs21...it's not Ode to a haggis. The correct title is Address to a haggis

[incongra]

This is excellent, a lot better than all these old fogies that try to exaggerate their accent. Good lad.

The "withered rash" bit was a bit camp mind, but a very good rendition. 10/10.

[johnnytenjobs]

Very good. I watched this before I started learning it. Finally 4 days later I think I'm there. Will I manage it in front of a table full of people next week? Time will tell. Just watched this again and got more inspiration.

[cbrusharmy]

Thanks, I think I can actually learn this now.

[hfranke07]

Wow,- great...... any chance you do an Ode in Edinburgh in 2011?? Cheers