Is there for honest poverty That hings his head an' a' that? The coward slave, we pass him by We dare be poor for a' that For a' that, an' a' that Our toils obscure an' a' that The rank is but the guinea's stamp The man's the gowd for a' that What though on hamely fare we dine Wear hoddin gray an' a' that? Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine A man's a man for a' that For a' that, an' a' that Their tinsel show an' a' that The honest man though e'er sae poor Is king o' men for a' that Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord Wha struts an' stares an' a' that? Though hundreds worship at his word He's but a cuif for a' that For a' that, an' a' that His ribband, star, an' a' that The man o' independent mind He looks an' laughs at a' that A prince can mak a belted knight A marquis, duke, an' a' that But an honest man's aboon his might Guid faith, he mauna fa' that For a' that, an' a' that Their dignities an' a' that The pith o' sense an' pride o' worth Are higher rank than a' that Then let us pray that come it may As come it will for a' that That sense and worth o'er a' the earth Shall bear the gree an' a' that For a' that, an' a' that It's comin' yet for a' that That man to man the world o'er Shall brithers be for a' that
@@anderswelt1641 So obviously running rather late to help with this, but who knows? Maybe you'll come back and read it sometime. My knowledge on the Scots language (yes, I support the notion that it's a language not a dialect) is far from fluency, but I have a decent level of listening and reading comprehension. A direct word-for-word translation wouldn't be entirely helpful since some of the terms don't exactly transfer over in a way that is commonly understood in modern English (that and in all honesty there are some words that I don't 100% know), however I will do my best to break down the general meaning of each part as I have come to understand it: Is there honesty in poverty for someone that lives a hard and humble life? We dismiss cowardly slaves (I take this to mean someone who sells their soul chasing after money and status) and choose instead to be poor for all that For all that and all that Our works and efforts may go unnoticed for all that A personal rank only displays how much money you have The man who chases such wealth is a fool for all that So what if we eat modest food and wear boring clothes? Let fools wear silk, and villains drink wine A man is still just a man with all those things for all that and all that Their flashy displays and all that A man who is honest, even though he is poor is a king aamong men for all that Do you see that fellow called a lord that walks arrogantly and looks down on others and all that Though hundreds worship at his word He's just a fool for all that for all that and all that His medals and awards and all that The man who thinks independently Laughs at all of that A prince can make someone an official knight a marquis, a duke, and all that But an honest man that is about his mind good faith, he must not falter on that for all that and all that their dignities and all that the pursuit of sense and the pride of worth are a higher rank than all of that Then let us pray that whatever happens As it surely will happen for all that That sense and worth over all the earth Shal have the victory and all that for all that and all that It is coming still for all that That man to man over all the earth Shall brothers be for all that.
Why are RUclips comments always so hateful? I'm Scottish, but have some Irish ancestors. The two nations are close kin literally and culturally. The reels are High Road to Linton and Jenny Dang the Weaver.
Nathan,i guess it all boils down to the narrow fact : No one comes knocking on your door with an aluminum baseball ball in their hand,after being verbally insulted here on You Tube - and all the haters/keyboard warriors figured out that no harm can come to them for shooting their mouths off :-D ? Peace :-)
@rhombusskullvsteal they are a very good band, but this is an old scottish poem written by robert burns... but this is one of the better covers i have ever heard
Megizii, I suspect that Burns' attitude is related to his Freemasonry, and his belief in the Brotherhood of Man...which doesn't imply socialism or revolution, only a hope that men will forget about hereditary class, and judge each other by "sense and worth" rather than birth and title. Schiller is said to have been a Freemason himself, and even if he wasn't, was doubtless influenced by similar ideas.
i'd love to hear you spin a non-revolutionary interpretation of his "why should we idly waste our prime" then. "the guillotine on peers shall wait; and knight shall hang in garters" leaves a bit less room for bullshit equivocation imo
He was intending at one point to go to the west Indies, to be a slavemaster. People do not even ken what the words mean. Burns was no Socialist. SAOR ALBA GU BRATH
Fantastic version of this grand song. My Mum sang this to me while I was in her womb. Can't say I remember, but this she told to me.
One of my all-time favorite songs from one of my all-time favorite bands. Man, this one brings back memories!
Love OBD and this song as well.....The last minute and a half frigigg'n ROCKS.....Don't get me started on The Branle........ ;) :)
Is there for honest poverty
That hings his head an' a' that?
The coward slave, we pass him by
We dare be poor for a' that
For a' that, an' a' that
Our toils obscure an' a' that
The rank is but the guinea's stamp
The man's the gowd for a' that
What though on hamely fare we dine
Wear hoddin gray an' a' that?
Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine
A man's a man for a' that
For a' that, an' a' that
Their tinsel show an' a' that
The honest man though e'er sae poor
Is king o' men for a' that
Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord
Wha struts an' stares an' a' that?
Though hundreds worship at his word
He's but a cuif for a' that
For a' that, an' a' that
His ribband, star, an' a' that
The man o' independent mind
He looks an' laughs at a' that
A prince can mak a belted knight
A marquis, duke, an' a' that
But an honest man's aboon his might
Guid faith, he mauna fa' that
For a' that, an' a' that
Their dignities an' a' that
The pith o' sense an' pride o' worth
Are higher rank than a' that
Then let us pray that come it may
As come it will for a' that
That sense and worth o'er a' the earth
Shall bear the gree an' a' that
For a' that, an' a' that
It's comin' yet for a' that
That man to man the world o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that
Can anyone translate that in regular English for me?
I'm German...
I can understand about 50-70 per cent of that...
Thanks
@@anderswelt1641 So obviously running rather late to help with this, but who knows? Maybe you'll come back and read it sometime. My knowledge on the Scots language (yes, I support the notion that it's a language not a dialect) is far from fluency, but I have a decent level of listening and reading comprehension. A direct word-for-word translation wouldn't be entirely helpful since some of the terms don't exactly transfer over in a way that is commonly understood in modern English (that and in all honesty there are some words that I don't 100% know), however I will do my best to break down the general meaning of each part as I have come to understand it:
Is there honesty in poverty for someone that lives a hard and humble life?
We dismiss cowardly slaves (I take this to mean someone who sells their soul chasing after money and status) and choose instead to be poor for all that
For all that and all that
Our works and efforts may go unnoticed for all that
A personal rank only displays how much money you have
The man who chases such wealth is a fool for all that
So what if we eat modest food
and wear boring clothes?
Let fools wear silk, and villains drink wine
A man is still just a man with all those things
for all that and all that
Their flashy displays and all that
A man who is honest, even though he is poor
is a king aamong men for all that
Do you see that fellow called a lord
that walks arrogantly and looks down on others and all that
Though hundreds worship at his word
He's just a fool for all that
for all that and all that
His medals and awards and all that
The man who thinks independently
Laughs at all of that
A prince can make someone an official knight
a marquis, a duke, and all that
But an honest man that is about his mind
good faith, he must not falter on that
for all that and all that
their dignities and all that
the pursuit of sense and the pride of worth
are a higher rank than all of that
Then let us pray that whatever happens
As it surely will happen for all that
That sense and worth over all the earth
Shal have the victory and all that
for all that and all that
It is coming still for all that
That man to man over all the earth
Shall brothers be for all that.
What a great chune
Brilliant. Could wish the volume was higher, but so appreciate this upload. :)
Love Old Blind Dogs - and especially like this - finding this song especially poignant at this moment! Thanks, Charlie!
Why are RUclips comments always so hateful? I'm Scottish, but have some Irish ancestors. The two nations are close kin literally and culturally. The reels are High Road to Linton and Jenny Dang the Weaver.
Nathan,i guess it all boils down to the narrow fact : No one comes knocking on your door with an aluminum baseball ball in their hand,after being verbally insulted here on You Tube - and all the haters/keyboard warriors figured out that no harm can come to them for shooting their mouths off :-D ?
Peace :-)
Nathan B. MacDonald love You Both very much!!
@rhombusskullvsteal they are a very good band, but this is an old scottish poem written by robert burns... but this is one of the better covers i have ever heard
That wis awfy guid. Rab would've enjoyed it.
all this hate makes this song even more relevant!!
Great track .
Nice version of Gobha bh'ann a Hogha Gearraidh from 3:47 !!
Megizii, I suspect that Burns' attitude is related to his Freemasonry, and his belief in the Brotherhood of Man...which doesn't imply socialism or revolution, only a hope that men will forget about hereditary class, and judge each other by "sense and worth" rather than birth and title. Schiller is said to have been a Freemason himself, and even if he wasn't, was doubtless influenced by similar ideas.
+Joseph W. oh, people should be judged by bits of paper! how revolutionary!(douchy)
i'd love to hear you spin a non-revolutionary interpretation of his "why should we idly waste our prime" then. "the guillotine on peers shall wait; and knight shall hang in garters" leaves a bit less room for bullshit equivocation imo
He was a mason, clearly.
He was intending at one point to go to the west Indies, to be a slavemaster. People do not even ken what the words mean. Burns was no Socialist. SAOR ALBA GU BRATH
@@northscot9862 how is being a Mason a Socialist?
Exelent, very more!!!
Who dares vote this song down? Ya neds what know nothing
What are the names of the reels at the end?
pedant strikes...Scotch is a drink...Scottish is collective, one is a Scot and a band are Scots.
Other than that this is braw :-)))
Shite mines flows in Norse blood,even my Wallace side came from France.I do not know about the Robertson side though,need to look them up a bit more.
Jock Tamson you're aab'dies da tho eh?!
That's quite a trick considering the singers are Scotch and this song (actually a poem) was written by another Scot.
Scot....They are Scots. not Scotch m'dearie, thats the whisky
Blond Did Logs (anagram).
It's not called "is there for honest poverty", it's called "A man's a man" in point of fact
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Whatever