The Auld Troot

So I'm going back to my childhood poetry days. This poem I actually won a competition with when I was 7 or 8. I think I've slightly lost my touch since then however :P

The Auld Troot by Sandy Thomas Ross

The Poem:

The auld broon troot lay unner a stane,
Unner a stane lay he,
An he thocht o' the wund,
An he thocht o' the rain,
An the troot that he uist tae be.

A'm a gey auld troot, said he tae hissel,
A gey auld troot, said he,
An there's mony a queer-like
Tale A cuid tell
O' the things that hae happened tae me.

They wee-hafflin trooties are aa verra smert,
They're aa verra smert, said he,
They ken aa the rules
O' the gemm aff by hairt,
An they're no aften catched, A'll agree.

They're thinkin A'm auld an they're thinkin A'm duin,
They're thinkin A'm duin, said he,
They're thinkin A'm no
Worth the flirt o' a fin
Or the blink o' a bonnie black ee.

But A'm safe an A'm snug in ma bonnie wee neuk,
A'm safe an A'm snug, said he,
A'm the big fush that
Nae fusher can heuk,
An A'll aye be that - till A dee!

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• Aurora7

[moondog637]

Very good. But it took me most of the poem to work out it was being read in some form of English and not some gaylick language.

[Aurora7]

I think you may be referring to Scots Gaelic, which I assure you is much more difficult (and I can't speak a word of it hehe). However I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting :)

[annspade]

Pretty cool. I like reading the words while you recite it. I'd love to learn this accent. Good work!

[Aurora7]

Aww thanks! I'm going to be putting a few more up, so you might be able to pick up on the accent a little better. I also toyed with the concept of me monologuing on certain subjects, but I dunno yet.

[beteigh]

Sorry but I can't hear this - too quiet for my auld lugs.

[Aurora7]

Hi, I'm sorry. My mic was playing up. The only thing I can suggest is to turn your volume up louder, or use earphones.. thanks for trying anyway Xx

[missjessicaC]

great job lovely poem. 5 8s luv the accent.

[gydfb]

Love it.Aye those bonnie wee troot have cause many a frustrating day on the bank for me

[scottishchik]

I didn't remember that poem at all until "Am safe an am snug" lol I duno why it's that bit in particular I remember. To see a clip of this in person there's a vid in her favs by me with a lil bit :-) xxx

[annspade]

Oh you should really monologue. That'd be cool.