Volume II, song 176, pages 183 and 184 - 'Since robb'd of all that charmd my views' - Scanned from the 1853 edition of the 'Scots Musical Museum', James Johnson and Robert Burns (Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1853)

Verse 1 (to the tune of 'Miss Hamilton's delight'): 'Since robb'd of all that charm'd my view Of all my soul e'er fancied fair, Ye smiling native scenes, adieu, With each delightful object there! Oh, when my heart revolves the joys, Which in your sweet recess I knew, The last dread shock which life destroys, Is heaven, compar'd with losing you!' The 'Scots Musical Museum' is the most important of the numerous eighteenth- and nineteenth-century collections of Scottish song. When the engraver James Johnson started work on the second volume of his collection in 1787, he enlisted Robert Burns as contributor and editor. Burns enthusiastically collected songs from various sources, often expanding or revising them, whilst including much of his own work. The resulting combination of innovation and antiquarianism gives the work a feel of living tradition. Burns has left a brief comment in his personal notes, which reads, 'The old name of this air is, 'The blossom o' the raspberry'. The song is Dr Blacklock's'. This song was purported to have been written by Dr Blacklock in 1787, to the above melody, specifically to be presented to James Johnson for the 'Museum'. The melody itself was first published in 1762, although it is thought to be older.

Collection

Scots Musical Museum

Inventory Number

4503372

Title

Volume II, song 176, pages 183 and 184 - 'Since robb'd of all that charmd my views' - Scanned from the 1853 edition of the 'Scots Musical Museum', James Johnson and Robert Burns (Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1853)

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- 260 x 211 mm