Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon
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"Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon" is a well-known Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns, celebrating the beauty and bittersweet memories along the River Doon.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish traditional music ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
part of the Robert Burns song tradition
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well-known Scottish song ⓘ |
| describes |
beauty of the River Doon
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bittersweet memories of love ⓘ |
| genre |
Scottish folk
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traditional song ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
art song settings
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choral arrangements ⓘ instrumental arrangements ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lyric song
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strophic song ⓘ |
| hasMood |
bittersweet
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melancholic ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair
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Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later arrangements in classical music ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
banks of the River Doon
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braes (hillsides) ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedAt |
Burns suppers
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Scottish folk music concerts ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish song repertoire ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
other Robert Burns love songs
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other Robert Burns songs about nature ⓘ |
| setting |
Ayrshire
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River Doon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
recordings by various folk artists
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scholarly commentary on Robert Burns ⓘ |
| theme |
lost love
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love ⓘ nature ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| title | Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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