Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on May 20th 2007 by belleobelfast22.
This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.
Also known as The Cairdin O't, I Coft A Stane O Haslock Woo.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Cairin O't, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
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dcde fgaf| ecBA AGFE| A2 AB ceBd| c2A2 A2:|
|:af| ecAc e2 af| ecAc e2 (3cBA| dcde fgaf| g2e2 e2 dc|
dcde fgaf| ecBA AGFE| A2 AB ceBd| c2A2 A2:|
The Cairdin' O't
Although on Fair Warning by John Cunningham this tune is given as "The Cairin O't", its actual title is "The Cairdin' O't", but it has had several names atached to it in its long career.
In a manuscript book in Perth (c.1710) it is called "Queensbury's Scots Measure", and it has also been arranged as a 4-part pipe march called "The Braes o' Glen Brun" by 19th century Glasgow dancing master Peter Wright. In James Aird's 3rd Selection (1788) it is found as "Salt Fish and Dumplings". and it has been used for two songs, "I Coft a Stane o' Haslock Woo'" and "Come Taste the Cup".
# Posted on May 20th 2007 by nigelg
Nigel - Being a Scotsman, it is probably obvious to you. But, for the benefit of us doon sooth, what does 'cairdin' mean? My guess is, it has nothing to do with accordions.
Carding of wool, perhaps, given the alternate title, I Coft a Stane o' Haslock Woo'? 'Coft' - cognate with German 'kaufen'/'Ich kaufte'? 'Haslock' - A breed of sheep? Or something technical to do with wool, that modern types wouldn't understand?
'Salt Fish and Dumplings' sounds rather Caribbean. And Queensbury's just north of Wembley.
# Posted on May 21st 2007 by granama
Lyrics
I coft a stane o' haslock woo',
To mak a wab to Johnie o't;
For Johnie is my only jo,
I loe him best of onie yet.
Chorus:
The cardin' o't, the spinnin' o't,
The warpin' o't, the winnin' o't;
When ilka ell cost me a groat,
The tailor staw the lynin' o't.
For tho' his locks be lyart grey,
And tho' his brow be beld aboon,
Yet I hae seen him on a day,
The pride of a' the parishen.
Chorus:
# Posted on May 21st 2007 by slainte
I learnt German in Edinburgh some years ago, but my German is now kaput. I didn't notice coft = kaufte.
For the starndard English translation of the lyrics, have a look at this page: http://www.worldburnsclub.com/poems/translations/465.htm
# Posted on May 21st 2007 by slainte