O’ it’s a’e wish for Winter
Whase he’rt is hard an’ cauld,
But anither wish for Simmer
When a’ the flooers unfauld!
A’e thocht for the snawdrift
That lingers on the hill,
But anither for the sunlicht
When the haughs lie warm an’ still!
It’s a’e wish for the feck o’ fowk
The hale wide warld through,
A’e thocht aye for a’ the lave,
But anither thocht for you!
For the true he’rt has a treasure
But twa can haud or hain,
An’ the leal he’rt has a secret
That’s shared by nane but ane:
Sae it’s a’e wish for the feck o’ fowk
The hale wide warld through,
A’e thocht aye for a’ the lave,
But anither thocht for you!
1937
haughs: meadows
feck o’ fowk: most folk
lave: rest
hain: protect
leal: loyal