I Lang to Gie Mysel'

from IN A SMA ROOM by Debra Salem, Kevin MacKenzie, Paul Harrison

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lyrics

I LANG TO GIE MY SEL ’ by William Soutar

I hae nae bairn to gie his bairn my name:
Faither and mither and nae fere I claim:
Dead to the dead I am:
Dead to the dead I am.

Like ilka man I am a mystery:
A lanely sea-bird owre a landless sea:
A gleed sae süne blawn by:
A gleed sae süne blawn by.

And in my laneliness nae ease I win:
I lang to gie mysel’ to a’ mankin’;
That I micht be their ain:
That I micht be their ain.

I wud be nae mair loveless; I wud gang
Hale in the herts o’ a’: this is my sang;
My sorrow and my sang:
My sorrow and my sang.

credits

from IN A SMA ROOM, released February 1, 2021
Music: Paul Harrison

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about

Debra Salem Perth, UK

Singer/songwriter with a distinct vocal tone that has grown out of both jazz and folk traditions.
Originally from Belfast, she now lives and works in Scotland.