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A A Man For A' That
by Robert
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 toils an' a' that,
The rank is but the stamp,
The the gowd for a' that.
What though on hamely we dine,
Wear grey, an' a' that?
Gie fools silks, and knaves their wine,
A a man for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their show, an' a' that,
The honest man, e'er sae poor,
Is o' men for a' that.
Ye see yon ca'd 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' mind
He looks an' at a' that.
A prince can mak a knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that,
But an honest man's his might,
Gude faith, he fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their an' a' that,
The pith o' sense, an' o' worth,
Are higher rank a' that.
Then let us that come it may,
(As come it for a' that,)
Sense and Worth, o'er 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,
Shall be for a' that.
Notes for the Sasunnach and other strange
-- above
birkie -- a lively, young, fellow
coof -- fool,
fa' -- as one's lot
-- prize
gowd --
hame --
-- hang
hoddin -- coarse, cloth
maunna -- not
(Quoted The Complete Illustrated Poems, Songs & Ballads of Robert Burns,
1990).
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Gisbert W.Selke WIdO, Bonn,