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Robert Burns

Also known as Robbie Burns, Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favorite son, Ploughman Poet, Bard of Ayrshire, The Bard, National poet of Scotland, Robden of Solway Firth

Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)

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Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and songwriter from the late 1700s who wrote in the Scots language and dialect, creating verses that ranged from love songs to social commentary. His work became foundational to Scottish cultural identity and remains widely celebrated for capturing the voice and spirit of ordinary Scottish life.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1873
Died: 1948
Works: 104

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States

Discography

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 5,318
Total plays: 22,022

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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· 1988 · cited 95,712x
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· 2011 · cited 56,512x
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· 1996 · cited 39,745x
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· 2001 · cited 39,444x

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Music

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Quotes

“Gin a body meet a body Comin thro' the rye, Gin a body kiss a body, Need a body cry?”
“Wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie, O what a panic's in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi' bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee, Wi' murd'ring pattle!”
“I'm truly sorry Man's dominion Has broken Nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion Which makes thee startle, At me, thy poor, earth-born companion, An' fellow-mortal!”
“The best laid schemes o' mice and men    Gang aft a-gley; And leave us naught but grief and pain    For promised joy.”
“O L--d thou kens what zeal I bear, When drinkers drink, and swearers swear, And singin' there, and dancin' here, Wi' great an' sma'; For I am keepet by thy fear, Free frae them a'. But yet—O L--d—confess I must— At times I'm fash'd wi' fleshly lust... O L--d—yestreen thou kens—wi' Meg— Thy pardon I sincerely beg! O may 't ne'er be a living plague, To my dishonour! And I'll ne'er lift a lawless leg Again upon her.”
“All in this mottie, misty clime, I backward mus'd on wasted time, How I had spent my youthfu' prime An' done nae-thing, But stringing blethers up to rhyme For fools to sing.”

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Robert Burns, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Auld lang syne: Old scotsh melodies

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Kufferath, Hubert-Ferdinand: Six Songs by Robert Burns

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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.

He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. In 2009 he was chosen as the greatest Scot by the Scottish public in a vote run by Scottish television channel STV.

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