The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond

John Charles McDermott, Scottish-Canadian tenor.

Loch Lomond is a well-known traditional Scottish song. It was first published in 1841 in Vocal Melodies of Scotland.
Loch Lomond is a large Scottish loch located between the traditional counties of Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire.

There are many theories about the meaning of the song. One interpretation is that it is attributed to a Jacobite Highlander who was captured after the 1745 rising. The English played games with the Jacobites, and said that one of them could live and one would die. This is sung by the one who was sentenced to die, the low road referred to being the passage to the underworld. Some believe that this version is written to a lover who lived near the loch.

By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
Where me and my true love will ne-er meet again (alternate: Where me and my true love were ever lak/wont to gae)
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o Loch Lomon'.
O yell tak the high road and Ill tak the low road
And Ill be in Scotland afore ye
But me and my true love will ne-er meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o Loch Lomon'.
Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen
On the steep, steep sides o Ben Lomon'
Where in purple hue, the hielan hills we view
And the moon comin out in the gloamin.
O yell tak the high road and Ill tak the low road
And Ill be in Scotland afore ye
But me and my true love will ne-er meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o Loch Lomon'.
The wee birdies sing and the wild flowers spring
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping
But the broken heart, it kens nae second spring again
Tho the waeful may cease frae their greetin'. (alternate: Tho' the world knows not how we are grieving.
O yell tak the high road and Ill tak the low road
And Ill be in Scotland afore ye
But me and my true love will ne-er meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o Loch Lomon'.

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[ramb63]

Grazie Cri, gentilissima, mi hai preceduto, questa bella canzone che ho pubblicato volentieri, stavo per condividerla con te. E' una canzone molto popolare in Scozia, quasi un loro inno nazionale.

[blazko99]

It makes you cry... So beautiful!



[GarrettHedlund094]

I have to cry when i think about the story behind the song... Its so sad but so beautiful!!:(

[aimeegibsonfans]

anyone who needs cheering up, i have a scottish version of taylor swift - love story on my page !x

[IsagenixDoc]

Absolutely Magnificent! I miss Scotland and Loch Lomond. :'(

Thank you sooooo much for this!. Cheers!

[se5tachi]

very very veeeeery touching pal ... cheers!

[holleybart]

Beautiful...thank you

[surukuka]

Nádhera !!!

[wheeze29]

bella questa melodia!! che belle immagini.. con questa vita così frenetica vorrei a volte trovarmi da quelle parti per far riposare gli occhi ed il cuore!! 5 stelle per te!!!