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A Man's A Man For A'
by Burns
Is there for poverty
hings his head, an' a' that;
The slave--we pass 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 the gowd for a' that.
What on hamely fare we dine,
Wear grey, an' a' that?
Gie fools their silks, and knaves wine,
A a man for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their show, an' a' that,
The honest man, tho' 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 honest 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 than a' that.
let us pray that come it may,
(As it will for a' that,)
That Sense and Worth, a' the earth,
bear the gree, an' a' that,
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's yet for a' that,
man to man, the world o'er,
Shall be for a' that.
for the Sasunnach and other strange folks:
aboon --
birkie -- a lively, young, forward
coof -- fool,
fa' -- as one's lot
gree --
gowd --
hame --
hing --
hoddin -- coarse, cloth
maunna -- not
(Quoted from: The Complete Illustrated Poems, Songs & of Robert Burns,
1990).
Enjoy!
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Gisbert W.Selke WIdO, Bonn,