【听歌练听力】The Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

This is a very hard one to me. If I do 【听歌练听力】of this song I probably will fail most.  Still I made a few blanks to fill. Try if you have time to spare. Don't be frustrated in case by the Scottish English, like me, enjoy the music nonetheless. It should not be easy even to native English speakers of non Scottish culture.

Here is the story : " The song is about 2 imprisoned soldiers in England, one was to be beheaded, the other was sent back to Scotland as a free man. This is why the song goes, "you take the high road and I'll take the low", the low road is what we call being dead sometimes. The high road is over the hills. Then the next line is "and I'll be in Scotland before you" meaning he's going to be in heaven/Scotland. Its about the battle of Culloden in the 1700s. We sing it at weddings, funerals and any chance we can at parties. It's to let the English and the rest of the world know that we will always be free as long as we have Scotland in our hearts."

 

The Bonnie banks of  Loch Lomond-------Ella Roberts 
By (1) bonnie banks and by (1) bonnie braes
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
Where me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
O you take the high road, and I'll take the low road
And I'll be in Scotland (2)(3)
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
'Twas there that we parted, in yon shady glen
On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond
Where in soft purple hue, the hieland hills we view
And the moon coming out in the gloaming
O you take the high road, and I'll take the low road
And I'll be in Scotland (2) (3)
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
The wee bird sing and the wildflowers spring
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping
But the broken heart it (4), (5) second spring again
Though the woeful may cease from their grieving
O you take the high road, and I'll take the low road
And I'll be in Scotland (2)(3)
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

In case searching new words in this song, checking their Scottish meaning.

Here is Peter Hollens' Acapella rendition. Enjoy one more time. Peter's version comes with lyrics caption

 

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• dibs -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 18:30:18

• Love the story. high/low road, live/die... -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:30:08

• 上海滩 was said to play at funerals. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:30:36

• 好听，明天再听几遍学习。谢谢 -天边一片白云- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:37:57

• if you would fail, why would I even try? -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:51:08

• just keep listening, let the song flow and the tears fall -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:51:46

• not sure ifScotland would ever get its independence again. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (126 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:59:38

• 好听，令人感动～Scottish is too hard -妖妖灵- ♀ (2629 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 21:17:09

• just listened again, like Hollens version more. the vocals -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 23:07:34

• are so beautiful and touching. Thx 4 sharing!!! -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 23:08:18

• 我都听得差不多会唱了，这个旋律很容易记住。这个女声调对我正好，Peter的调对我太高了 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 04:49:00

• 我写作业差点被你舞蹈。心想你怎么会告诉答案呢？我就是听不出来啊：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 08:11:21

• 好听，不过太难，听了两遍，放弃了：）谢谢推荐好歌，介绍背景！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (74 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 08:19:58

• 可以从原歌词中找答案，包括 -妖妖灵- ♀ (21 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 08:35:32

• 视频没看，怕作弊：））等下来听/看。 -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 11:51:38