Robert Burns

Aliases: Rabbie Burns; the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire

Life

Born: 25 January 1759

Died: 21 July 1796

Biography

Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a 'light' Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these pieces, his political or civil commentary is often at its most blunt.

He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. A cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish Diaspora around the world, celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature.

As well as making original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) Auld Lang Syne is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and Scots Wha Hae served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well-known across the world today, include A Red, Red Rose, A Man's A Man for A' That, To a Louse, To a Mouse, The Battle of Sherramuir, Tam o' Shanter and Ae Fond Kiss.

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Settings of text by Robert Burns

• A man's a man for a' that (John Brown)
• A red, red rose (Robert Schumann)
• Ae fond kiss (Francis Melville)
• Afton Water (Chris Hutchings)
• Afton Water (Francis Melville)
• Die alte gute Zeit, Op. 55, No. 4 (Robert Schumann)
• Auld lang syne (Traditional)
• The banks of Doon (Angelina Figus)
• Bänkelsänger Willie, op. 146 no. 2 (Robert Schumann)
• Duncan Gray (Chris Hutchings)
• Farewell to the Highlands (Joachim Kelecom)
• Farewell to the Highlands (Tim Porter)
• Flow gently, sweet Afton (Jonathan E. Spilman)
• Gae bring tae me a pint o' wine (Francis Melville)
• Hochlandbursch, Op. 55 No. 5 (Robert Schumann)
• John Anderson (Francis Melville)
• John Anderson, Op. 145 No. 4 (Robert Schumann)
• John Anderson, Op. 67, No. 5 (Robert Schumann)
• 5 Lieder nach Robert Burns, Op. 55 (Robert Schumann)
• Mich zieht es nach dem Dörfchen hin, Op. 55, No. 3 (Robert Schumann)
• My love is like a red red rose (Angelina Figus)
• My love is like a red, red rose (George M. Garrett)
• O Thou, in whom we live and move (Alexander Campbell Mackenzie)
• O, my love is like a red, red rose (Nick Austin)
• Once more I hail Thee (Ludwig van Beethoven)
• A red, red rose (Eva Toller)
• The red, red rose (John Liptrot Hatton)
• A red, red rose (Martin Johnson)
• Der Rekrut, Op. 75 No. 4 (Robert Schumann)
• A rose-bud (Joachim Kelecom)
• Scots, wha hae (Granville Bantock)
• The Deil's awa' wi' the Exciseman (Edward Sweeting)
• Ye banks and braes (Douglas Brooks-Davies)
• Ye banks and braes (Jeremy Rawson)
• Zahnweh, Op. 55, No. 2 (Robert Schumann)

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