Robert Tannahill, Four excellent songs
“ Mair fair and gay than rosy May— The flower of Arranteenie. Now from the mountain’s lofty brow I view the distant ocean, There av’rice guides the bounding prow, Ambition courts promotion. Let fortune pour her golden store, Her laurel’d favours many. Give me but this, my soul’s first wish. The lass of Arranteenie. This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”
