Annotation:Highlander's Farewell (3)

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 HIGHLANDER'S FAREWELL [3], THE. AKA and see "Highlander's Lament (The)." Scottish, Air. The first half of the tune is derived from "Lass of Patie's Mill (The)." Hogg's (1821) version begins: O where shall I gae seek my bread? Or where shall I gae wander? O where shall I gae hide my head? For here I'll bide nae langer. The seas may row, the winds may blow, And swathe me round in danger; My native land I must forego, And roam a lonely stranger.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Hogg (Jacobite Relics of Scotland), 1821; p. 185. Smith (Scottish Minstrel) vol. 5, 1822-24; p. 88.  Recorded sources: Corries - "Scotland Will Flourish."

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