South Inch Terrace, birthplace of William Soutar.
Photograph courtesy of Perth Museums and Art Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council.
| introduction | life | poetry | bibliography |
Read and listen to selected poems
Cradle Sang
| Fa' owre, fa' owre, my hinny, There's mony a weary airt; And nae end to the traikin, For man has a hungry hert. |
What wud ye hae for ferlie And no ken the want o' mair? The sün for a gowdan aipple: The müne for a siller pear. |
Glossary
| Fa' owre - fall asleep; | hinny - honey; | airt - way; | traikin - trecking; | ferlie - wonder; | ken - know; |
| want - need; | mair - more; | gowdan - golden; | siller - silver. |
Most poems on the site have audio. Please click the play button if you want to hear a recording.
The audio window will open left centre of the page so you can read the words while listening to the recording.
You can scroll the page independently of the audio window if it overlaps any of the words.
The audio replays automatically, so please remember to close the window when you are finished.