O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad

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"O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad" is a well-known Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns, celebrated as part of Scotland’s traditional musical heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish song
song
associatedWith Robert Burns song tradition
Scottish folk tradition
author Robert Burns NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Scotland
culturalSignificance celebrated as part of Scotland’s traditional musical heritage
genre Scottish folk song
folk song
love song
hasCulturalRole iconic example of Burns’s contribution to Scottish song
hasForm strophic song
hasMeter traditional Scottish song meter
hasNotableLine O whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad NERFINISHED
hasTheme courtship
romantic love
secret meeting
influenced later interpretations of Scottish love songs
inspired choral arrangements
later arrangements for voice and piano
language English
Scots
lyricist Robert Burns NERFINISHED
partOf Scottish musical heritage
performedAt Burns suppers
Scottish cultural events
relatedWork Scottish traditional love songs
songs of Robert Burns
title O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad NERFINISHED
usedIn Burns song anthologies
Scottish song collections
writer Robert Burns NERFINISHED

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The Scots Musical Museum containsWork O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad
M. R. James notableWork O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad
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