Altho' He Has Left Me

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Altho' He Has Left Me
by Robert Burns



Altho' he has left me for greed o' the siller[1],
I dinna[2] envy him the gains he can win;
I rather wad[3] bear a'[4] the lade[5] o' my sorrow,
Than ever hae[6] acted sae[7] faithless to him.


Notes

  1. silver, money, coin
  2. do not
  3. would
  4. all
  5. load, weight
  6. have
  7. so



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