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Location: Ayr, Scotland
address to a haggis - Rabbie Burns
it is the 250th birthday (if he was still alive) of the famous poet Rabbie Burns
it is a celebrated occassion here in Scotland
his most famous poem is auld lang syne which is famouslt sung at new year
i would like to share one of his poems with you:
to a haggis
Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang's my arm.
The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o need,
While thro your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.
His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An cut you up wi ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!
Then, horn for horn, they stretch an strive:
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive,
Till a' their weel-swall'd kytes belyve
Are bent like drums;
The auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
'Bethankit' hums.
Is there that owre his French ragout,
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad mak her spew
Wi perfect sconner,
Looks down wi sneering, scornfu view
On sic a dinner?
Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckless as a wither'd rash,
His spindle shank a guid whip-lash,
His nieve a nit:
Thro bloody flood or field to dash,
O how unfit!
But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread,
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He'll make it whissle;
An legs an arms, an heads will sned,
Like taps o thrissle.
Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies:
But, if ye wish her gratefu prayer,
Gie her a Haggis!
Rabbie Burns _________________ I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here.
sometimes i wonder... ' why is that frisbee getting bigger'... and then it hits me
Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:35 pm
PipSqueak
Joined: 04 Jul 2008
Posts: 987
Location: S.W. England
Did you have a good time? What did you do?
Am very humbled, I never knew he'd written auld lang syne....
Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:53 pm
Tracey
Joined: 30 Dec 2005
Posts: 1489
Location: Ayr, Scotland
i had a great night thanks purp!
sorry it's taken so long to reply as been away for a couple of weeks
i just love haggis an neeps
Traceyx _________________ I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here.
sometimes i wonder... ' why is that frisbee getting bigger'... and then it hits me
Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:44 pm
PipSqueak
Joined: 04 Jul 2008
Posts: 987
Location: S.W. England
Hope you've had a good break, u recovered from ur op?
Never had haggis(love neeps, had them for tea!), am put off by mum making me eat faggots. Had them for tea, breakfast, and tea b4 I caved in.... .
Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:30 pm
Tracey
Joined: 30 Dec 2005
Posts: 1489
Location: Ayr, Scotland
haggis and faggots are totally different
haggis is far super
ior
sorry it's taken my so long to reply
the op went well ty _________________ I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here.
sometimes i wonder... ' why is that frisbee getting bigger'... and then it hits me
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