THE NIGHT was still, and oer the hill
The moon shone on the castle wa;
The mavis sang, while dew-drops hang
Around her on the castle wa;
Sae merrily they danced the ring
Frae eenin till the cock did craw;
And aye the oerword o the spring
Was Irvines bairns are bonie a.
134. Fragment of SongThe Night was Still
written byRobert Burns
© Robert Burns