Bonnie Charlie
"Bonnie Charlie", also commonly known as "Will ye no come back again?", is a Scots poem by Carolina Oliphant (Lady Nairne), set to a traditional Scottish folk tune.
As in several of the author's poems, its theme is the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745, which ended at the Battle of Culloden. Written well after the events it commemorates, it is not a genuine Jacobite song, like many other songs that were "composed in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but ... passed off as contemporary products of the Jacobite risings."
Lady Nairne came from a Jacobite family, and Prince Charles had stopped to dine at Nairne House on 4 September 1745, during the march to Edinburgh. Her father was exiled the year after, but the family "hoarded" a number of objects "supposedly given to him by Prince Charles."
The song, especially its melody, is widely and traditionally used as a song of farewell – often in association with Auld Lang Syne, and generally with no particular Jacobite or other political intent.
Theme
The "Bonnie Charlie" of the song is "Bonnie Prince Charlie" or the Young Pretender, the last serious Stuart claimant to the British throne. After Culloden, he escaped to the continent with the help of Flora MacDonald, and other loyal followers. The song expresses joy in Bonnie Charlie's escape from capture and possible execution, and celebrates the loyalty of his followers and their longing for his return.
The song has been described as evoking a type of nostalgic idealism: "Who that hears "Bonnie Charlie" sung...but is touched by that longing for the unattainable which is the blessing and the despair of the idealist?"
Use
The song has long been a "time honored Scottish farewell."
WILL YOU NO COME BACK AGAIN JEAN REDPATH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDXnu_hb_d0
Jean Redpath singing Will You no Come Back Again ,Most of the images i videoed a few days ago in Glenfinnan at the head of Loch Shiel where Charles Edward Stewart who i don't think deserves such a beautiful song landed in Scotland to raise his Standard ,and to claim the Scottish and English thrones , which turned out to be a utter disaster for scotland and its people , after Culloden he cleared out to france and left his defeated army and country to its fate at at the hands of the Duke of Cumberland in my eyes he was no hero
Jean Redpath MBE (28 April 1937 – 21 August 2014) was a Scottish folk singer, educator and musician.
Caree
Jean Redpath was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to musical parents. Her mother knew many Scots songs and passed them on to Jean and her brother, and her father played the hammered dulcimer. She was raised in Leven, Fife, Scotland, and later returned to Edinburgh, taking medieval studies at the University of Edinburgh. To help pay her way through her studies, she sang for beer money and undertook part-time work as a driving instructor and undertaker's assistant.
She learned about 400 songs, together with the oral folklore that went with them. In March 1961, at the age of 24, she arrived in the United States with just eleven dollars in her pocket.
In 2011, she returned to her alma mater to become artist-in-residence at the University of Edinburgh’s Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies. She kept her links to Scotland owning a house in Elie during her life.
Redpath died from cancer on 21 August 2014 at a hospice in Tucson, Arizona.
Our verse two rhymes, at least in Lady Nairn's Scots.
Bonnie Charlie's noo awa
Safely o'er the friendly main;
He'rts will a'most break in twa
Should he no' come back again.
Chorus
Will ye no' come back again?
Will ye no' come back again?
Better lo'ed ye canna be
Will ye no' come back again?
Ye trusted in your Hieland men
They trusted you, dear Charlie;
They kent you hiding in the glen,
Your cleadin' was but barely.*
(Chorus)
English bribes were a' in vain
An' e'en tho puirer we may be
Siller canna buy the heart
That beats aye for thine and thee.
(Chorus)
We watch'd thee in the gloamin' hour
We watch'd thee in the mornin' grey
Tho' thirty thousand pound they'd gi'e
Oh, there is nane that wad betray.
(Chorus)
Sweet's the laverock's note and lang,
Liltin' wildly up the glen,
But aye to me he sings ane sang,
Will ye no come back again?
(Chorus)
*The line is a little obscure. Cleading is cognate with standard English "clad", in the sense of "covered" or "dressed" – probably a reference to Prince Charles being "barely concealed" is intended, although it could also refer to a lack of suitable clothing.
Will Ye No Come Back Again?
This is a sad Jacobite song.
Bonnie Prince Charlie has escaped from Scotland after the 1745 Rising and is safe in France. The Highland Scots who fought for him and sheltered him in secret after the terrible battle of Culloden, even though big rewards were offered for him, wish he would return again.
But the song was written at least 30 years later than the events it describes.
Bonnie Charlie's now awa'
Safely owre the friendly main;
Mony a heart will break in twa,
Should he ne’er come back again.
Will ye no come back again?
Will ye no come back again?
Better lo'ed ye canna be,
Will ye no come back again?
Ye trusted in your Hieland men,
They trusted you, dear Charlie.
They kent your hidin' in the glen,
Your cleadin was but barely.
English bribes were aa in vain,
An e’en tho puirer we may be;
Siller canna buy the heart
That beats aye for thine and thee.
Sweet’s the laverock’s note and lang,
Lilting wildly up the glen;
But aye to me he sings ae sang,
Will ye no come back again?
♫ Scottish Music - Will Ye No Come Back Again ♫ LYRICS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o0NUmNNffM
* Sung by - Jean Redpath
* After the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at Culloden and his escape back to France, with the aid of Flora MacDonald, there were still many who hoped that he would return, some day. Here is a song about that sentiment, written by Carolina Oliphant (Lady Nairne) in the first half of the 19th century.
A moment of silence for the great Scottish Folk Singer, Jean Redpath, the voice of generations of Scots has gone to join the circle of angel voices pleasing to God's ear, RIP, Amen.
Lyrics
written by Lady Carolina Nairne
written by Carolina Oliphant (Lady Nairne)
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Will Ye No Come Back Again? → English translation
Will Ye No Come Back Again?
The song is about Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart) of Scotland who led the unsuccessful Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 to restore his family throne of Great Britain. Charles fled Scotland and there were hopes he would return again.
Will You Not Come Back Again?
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"Bonnie Charlie"는 일반적으로 "Will ye no come back again?"으로도 알려져 있으며,
캐롤라이나 올리펀트(Colina Oliphant)의 스코틀랜드 시로 전통적인 스코틀랜드 민요에 맞춰져 있습니다.
*Unfortunately, the beloved Bonnie never came back... But he will always be remembered.
*This is the song made famous near the end of the movie "Gunga Din"...glad I finally found the source of this song.
*It was sung and piped by a fictional British/Scottish regiment as they approached slaughter at the hands of a brutal sect of strangling Indian Thuggee in the 1936 film Gunga Din. A lowly water boy (Gunga Din played by Sam Jaffe) saved the regiment by blowing a warning call from his stolen bugle just before he was shot to death by the dismayed Thugs. In retrospect, we notice that the movie contains imperialistic and racist overtones, as had many great films of that era. But for me, this Scottish ballad embodies the sound of courage and camaraderie, even though it was not necessarily written with that intent. I'm pleased to have discovered it last night.
*God Save Francis II, the King Over the Water, rightful king of Scotland and England. Someday the rightful Stuart king will return.
*Honour and Glory to the brave Scottish Jacobites. GOD MOTHERLAND KING!
*Rest In Peace, Jack Churchhill. A True Scot.
♫ Scottish Bagpipes - Will Ye No Come Back Again ♫
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl9240HWXBU
Will Ye No Come Back Again' played on the famous Scottish bagpipes with scenes of Scotland.
Jack Churchill was an Englishman who admired Scottish culture. He carried an English Longbow, Scottish Claymore and Bagpipes in battle. He possessed a deep love of fighting and adventure, shared by both the English & Scots. I'd say he represents Great Britain itself perfectly.
Just take a moment and picture mortar shells falling left and right, just an absolute hell of a battlefield, but walking right up the middle is a company, led by a man with a longbow on his back, scottish broadsword swinging in it's hilt, and bagpipes in his hand playing this song. That was MAD JACK CHURCHILL, in case you were confused.
An allied commander in WWII, and an avid fan of surfing, Captain Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill aka "Fighting Jack Churchill" aka "Mad Jack" was basically the craziest motherfucker in the whole damn war. He volunteered for commando duty, not actually knowing what it entailed, but knowing that it sounded dangerous, and therefore fun. He is best known for saying that "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed" and, in following with this, for carrying a sword into battle. In WWII. And not one of those sissy ceremonial things the Marines have. No, Jack carried a fucking claymore. And he used it, too. He is credited with capturing a total of 42 Germans and a mortar squad in the middle of the night, using only his sword. Churchill and his team were tasked with capturing a German fortification creatively called "Point 622." Churchill took the lead, charging ahead of the group into the dark through the barbed wire and mines, pitching grenades as he went. Although his unit did their best to catch up, all but six of them were lost to silly things like death. Of those six, half were wounded and all any of them had left were pistols. Then a mortar shell swung in and killed/mortally wounded everyone who wasn't Jack Churchill. When the Germans found him, he was playing "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" on his bagpipes. Oh, we didn't mention that? He carried them right next to his big fucking sword. After being sent to a concentration camp, he got bored and left. Just walked out. They caught him again, and sent him to a new camp. So he left again. After walking 150 miles with only a rusty can of onions for food, he was picked up by the Americans and sent back to Britain, where he demanded to be sent back into the field, only to find out (with great disappointment) the war had ended while he was on his way there. As he later said to his friends, "If it wasn't for those damn Yanks, we could have kept the war going another 10 years!"
By Marc Russel February 04, 2009
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