THIS IS BURNS FAMOUS POEM ~ ITS A SATIRE AGAINST THE HIERARCHY WHO TURNED THE CROFTERS OUT OF THERE HOUSES FOR REDEVELOPMENT
Please watch the VIDEO ! It is recited in Auld Scots and then in Modern English to enable you to better understand the Poem. This Poem is oft recited @ BURNS SUPPERS (25th Jan) but ne*er wi* a Translation ! Lang may yer lum reek !
English translation of the last two stanzas ~ It could be a comment on BREXIT !
Poor Mousie thou art not alone
In proving foresight may be vain
The best laid plans o* Mice an* Men
Go oft astray
An* leave us naught but grief & pain
For promised Joy
Still thou art blessed compared with Me
The present only touches Thee
But O I backward cast my eee
On prospect drear
And forward though I cannot see
I guess an* fear
Wit apologies to Robbie and the Scots !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN & ANGELA ๐๐งก๐
I (BRIAN) studied Poetry at School and we had Scots Teachers who taught us how to pronounce Burns in Auld Scots. I have proposed the Toast to the Immortal Bard at Burns Suppers and had the opportunity to read / recite some of the Poems including *To A Mouse*. The HAGGIS has to be piped in and *The Address to the Haggis* has to be recited ~ with actions. This is a key part of any Burns Supper ! If you are born in Liverpool you are part Scots - Welsh - Irish & English !