South Inch Terrace, birthplace of William Soutar.
Photograph courtesy of Perth Museums and Art Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council.
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Read and listen to selected poems
Cradle Sang
| Fa' owre, fa' owre, my hinny, There's mony a weary airt; And nae end to the traikin, For man has a hungry hert. |
What wud ye hae for ferlie And no ken the want o' mair? The sün for a gowdan aipple: The müne for a siller pear. |
Glossary
| Fa' owre - fall asleep; | hinny - honey; | airt - way; | traikin - trecking; | ferlie - wonder; | ken - know; |
| want - need; | mair - more; | gowdan - golden; | siller - silver. |
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