Both Sides The Tweed

Song Both Sides The Tweed
Artist Mary Black
Album Putumayo Presents: Celtic Tides: A Musical Odyssey

Lyrics

[00:27.62] What's the spring-breathing jasmine and rose ?
[00:34.06] What's the summer with all its gay train
[00:41.06] Or the splendour of autumn to those
[00:47.24] Who've bartered their freedom for gain?
[00:54.55] Let the love of our land's sacred rights
[01:01.24] To the love of our people succeed
[01:08.18] Let friendship and honour unite
[01:14.81] And flourish on both sides the Tweed.
[01:20.99]
[01:35.53] No sweetness the senses can cheer
[01:41.99] Which corruption and bribery bind
[01:48.67] No brightness that gloom can e'er clear
[01:55.44] For honour's the sum of the mind
[02:02.38] Let virtue distinguish the brave
[02:08.94] Place riches in lowest degree
[02:15.00]
[02:16.37] Think them poorest who can be a slave
[02:22.87] Them richest who dare to be free

Pinyin

[00:27.62] What s the springbreathing jasmine and rose ?
[00:34.06] What s the summer with all its gay train
[00:41.06] Or the splendour of autumn to those
[00:47.24] Who ve bartered their freedom for gain?
[00:54.55] Let the love of our land s sacred rights
[01:01.24] To the love of our people succeed
[01:08.18] Let friendship and honour unite
[01:14.81] And flourish on both sides the Tweed.
[01:20.99]
[01:35.53] No sweetness the senses can cheer
[01:41.99] Which corruption and bribery bind
[01:48.67] No brightness that gloom can e er clear
[01:55.44] For honour s the sum of the mind
[02:02.38] Let virtue distinguish the brave
[02:08.94] Place riches in lowest degree
[02:15.00]
[02:16.37] Think them poorest who can be a slave
[02:22.87] Them richest who dare to be free