A famous old Scottish song:



The Road and the Miles to Dundee


Cauld winter was howlin' o'er moor and o'er mountain
Wild was the surge on the dark rolling sea
When I met about daybreak a bonnie young lassie
Wha asked me the road and the miles to Dundee

Says I, "My young lassie, I canna' weel tell ye
The road and the distance I canna' weel gie
But if you'll permit me tae gang a wee bittie
I'll show ye the road and the miles to Dundee"

At once she consented and gave me her arm
Ne'er a word did I speir wha the lassie might be
She appeared like an angel in feature and form
As she walked by my side on the road to Dundee

At length wi' the Howe o' Strathmartine behind us
The spires o' the toon in full view we could see
She said "Gentle Sir, I'll never forget ye
For showing me so far on the road to Dundee"

So I took the gowd pin from the scarf on my bosom
-And said "Keep ye this in remembrance 0' me
Then bravely I kissed the sweet lips o' the lassie
E'er I parted wi' her on the road to Dundee

So here's to the lassie, I ne'er forget her
And lika young laddie that's listening to me
O never be sweer to convoy a young lassie
Though it's only to show her the road to Dundee

The story:

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On a cold windy night a woman asks a man the way to Dundee. He replies that it is difficult to describe, but he will accompany her along the road. He takes a liking to her and exchanges a token with her. They never meet again, but he will always remember her. The Irish version has Carnlough Bay instead of Dundee, and there is no exchange of tokens.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Dundee

Great news!

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The agriculture student from Halle in eastern Germany had been working on a stud farm in Segovia over the spring and decided the most sustainable way to reach her six-month placement in the Carse of Gowrie would be to trot there on foot.

Johanna has hiked more than 1,100 miles since June with best friend Hechizo, whose name is Spanish for “magic,” staying at farms along the way and speaking to agricultural workers about climate change and the “field to fork” timeline.

On Friday, Johanna completed the final hoof, crossing the Tay Road Bridge into Dundee, with the help of a bridge escort, before finishing the route to the Invergowrie research hub.

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More about it: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/loc...rek-to-tayside/

Zitat von Andy im Beitrag #7

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I am pleased that you have found evidence to prove that my story was true!

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Zitat von Andy im Beitrag #9

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P.S.
He was probably right not to praise the bridge - it collapsed on a stormy December night in 1879 while a train was crossing
(75 people died).

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I like this song!