Bonnie Jean Cameron from George Eyre-Todd's "Ancient Scots Ballads, with their Traditionnal Airs" (Circa 1895) London: Bayley & Ferguson 1. Ye'll a' hae heard tell o' bonnie Jeanie Cameron, How she fell sick, and she was like to dee, And a' that they could recommend her Was ae blithe blink o' the Young Pretender. Rare, oh rare, Bonnie Jeanie Cameron! Rare, oh rare, Jeanie Cameron! 2. To Charlie she wrote a very long letter, Stating who were his friends and who were his foes; And a' her words were sweet and tender, To win the heart o' the Young Pretender. Rare, oh rare, Bonnie Jeanie Cameron! Rare, oh rare, Jeanie Cameron! 3. Scarcely had she sealed the letter wi' a ring, When up flew the door, and in cam' her king: She prayed to the saints, and bade angels defend her, And sank i' the arms o' the Young Pretender. Rare, oh rare, Bonnie Jeanie Cameron! Rare, oh rare, Jeanie Cameron! |
La belle Jeanne Cameron cité par George Eyre-Todd ("Anciennes Ballades d'Ecosse") vers 1895 Londres: Bayley & Ferguson 1. Qui ne connaît le nom de Jenny Cameron? La maladie l'aurait emportée si, dit-on, Elle n'avait posé son regard réjoui, Ne fut-ce qu'un instant, sur le Prince Charlie. Oh, la noble, la belle Jenny Cameron! La noble Jenny Cameron! 2. On dit qu'elle écrivit à Charles un long billet, Lui nommant ses amis, ses rivaux acharnés; Et ses mots composaient une tendre harmonie, Propre à gagner le coeur du bon Prince Charlie. Oh, la noble, la belle Jenny Cameron! La noble Jenny Cameron! 3. Mais à peine avait-elle enfin scellé son pli Que la porte s'ouvrit et que son roi surgit: Elle implora l'aide du Ciel, du Saint Esprit, Et tomba dans les bras du bon Prince Charlie. Oh, la noble, la belle Jenny Cameron! La noble Jenny Cameron! (Trad. Ch.Souchon(c)2005) |
The tune is also known as: "Jennie and the Weaver", "Jennie and the Weasel", "Highway to the Holburn", "Jenny dangled the Weaver", "Jenny Cameron's Rant".
There were two Jenny Camerons involved in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. One of them, Jean Cameron, the daughter of Hugh Cameron of Glendessary, aged about 46 in 1745, raised 300 men and led them to the Raising of the Standard on 19th August 1745. |
La mélodie porte aussi d'autres titres: "Jennie and the Weaver", "Jennie and the Weasel", "Highway to the Holburn", "Jenny danged the Weaver", "Jenny Cameron's Rant".
Il y eut deux Jenny Cameron impliquées dans le soulèvement Jacobite de 1745. L'une d'entre elles, Jeanne Cameron, fille de Hugue Cameron de Glendessary, agée d'environ 46 ans en 1745, réunit 300 hommes et les conduisit à la levée de l'étendard le 19 août 1745. |
An excerpt from "Byeways of Scottish Story" by George Eyre-Todd (1930)