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A A Man For A' That
by Burns
Is there for poverty
That hings his head, an' a'
The coward slave--we him by,
We dare be for a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Our obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the stamp,
The man's the for a' that.
though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an' a'
Gie their silks, and knaves their wine,
A a man for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
tinsel show, an' a' that,
The man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is o' men for a' that.
Ye see yon birkie a lord,
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a'
hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
His ribband, star, an' a' that,
The man o' independent
He looks an' at a' that.
A prince can mak a knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that,
But an man's aboon his might,
Gude faith, he fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their an' a' that,
The o' sense, an' pride o' worth,
Are higher rank a' that.
Then let us pray come it may,
(As it will for a' that,)
That Sense and Worth, a' the earth,
Shall the gree, an' a' that,
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's yet for a' that,
That man to man, the o'er,
brithers be for a' that.
Notes for the Sasunnach and strange folks:
aboon --
birkie -- a lively, young, fellow
coof -- fool,
fa' -- have as lot
-- prize
gowd --
hame --
-- hang
hoddin -- coarse, cloth
maunna -- not
(Quoted from: The Complete Illustrated Poems, Songs & of Robert Burns,
1990).
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Gisbert W.Selke WIdO, Bonn,