58+ Robert Burns Poems On Love

O were my love yon Lilac fair Wi purple blossoms to the Spring And I a bird to shelter there When wearied on my little wing.

Robert burns poems on love. In 1790 Burns wrote John Anderson My Jo one of his most touching lyrics written from a wife to her husband in old age in celebration of enduring love. Here are the 10 most famous poems and songs by Robert Burns including Scots Wha Hae which served as an unofficial national anthem of Soctland for many years. And fare thee weel awhile. Jo is slang for sweetheart and the speaker of the poem is a woman addressing her ageing husband reassuring him that although his hair may be greying what remains of it he is still her jo and they will go hand in hand together through life.

Works written by Robert Burns with a theme of love. Till all the seas gang dry my dear And the rocks melt with the sun. And Auld Lang Syne which is widely sung in the western world on at the stroke of midnight on New Year. In 1791 Burns wrote the beautiful Ae Fond Kiss at the end of his liaison with Agnes McLehose and a final parting.

How I wad mourn when it was torn By Autumn wild and Winter rude. Born in Alloway Scotland on January 25 1759 Robert Burns was the author of Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect 1786 and Tam O Shanter. And I will come again my love Though it were ten thousand mile. One of Burnss finest love poems or love songs this.

But to see her was to love her Love but her and love forever. Had we never loud sae kindly Had we never loud sae blindly Never met - or never parted - We had neer been broken hearted Love Never. I will love thee still my dear While the sands of life shall run. The most important theme of the poem is love.

Here the poet compares his love with the beautiful Lilac and expresses his desire revolving around it. He wrote the poem My love is like a red red rose and Ae Fond Kiss and others which are all very romantic and thats all good and fine. O Were My Love Yon Lilac Fair by Robert Burns presents several themes such as natural beauty transience love and physicality. Here are 19 brilliant poems and quotes well worth a read on what would have been Burns 258th birthday.

Some of Robert Burns most famous poems A group re-enact the first ever Burns Supper. And fare thee weel my only love. Burns was extraordinarily prolific and wrote hundreds of poems before his death from heart disease aged 37. Robert Burns - 1759-1796.

And I will luve thee still my dear Till a the seas gang dry. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled. Being a love lyric the dominant mood of the poem is that of love.