Nae day sae dark

Nae day sae dark; nae wüd sae bare;
Nae grund sae stour wi' stane;
But licht comes through; a sang is there;
A glint o' grass is green.

Wha hasna thol'd his thorter'd hours
And kent, whan they were by,
The tenderness o' life that fleurs
Rock-fast in misery?

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Meaning of unusual words:
wüd=wood
stour=rough
thol'd=endured
thorter'd=thwarted (thorter-ill is a kind of paralysis of sheep, causing distortion of the neck)
kent=knew


William Soutar


Back to the metropolis today to visit work and do a touch of shopping. This sculpture is bang in the middle of the High Street and I have to admit, I didn't know the story behind it until researching for this blip. :-(

I managed to buy the kilt belt, buckle required for the nephew's 21st present in the "Sporran shop", the best in Scotland according to Billy Connelly and Samuel L Jackson and who wants to argue with them?