'The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie' has long been one of my favorite Scottish traditional songs. 'Haibane Renmei' has long been one of my favorite anime works. So of course, I just could not help putting the two together as a parody! Enjoy!
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Haibane Lass of Guri
As me and me friends, on a bonnie fine day,
Came marching down the auld streets of Guri-o
My friend, he fell in love with a cute Haibane lass,
And the name she was called, it was Hikari-o
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It was then that I cried, "Mount boys, mount!"
But my friend, he did cry "Oh tarry-o!
Do not go awa for another day or twa
Till I see if this bonnie lass would merry-o."
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Oh, what would your mother think, should she hear the heals clink
And ken that ye had wed a Haibane-o
Oh, what would your mother think, should she hear the heals clink
And young feathers a-marching before ye-o
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Well, a human's wife, I n'er shall be.
I n'er shall be wed to a human-o
My day of flight be comin', then beyond the walls I'll be.
So I n'er shall be wed to a human-o
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Well, I'll gi' ye a ribbon for your bonnie golden hair.
I'll gi' ye a necklace o' amber-o
I'll gi' ye skirt and stockings be fitting your degree.
If you'll convey me down to me chamber-o
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Oh, I've got a ribbon for me bonnie golden hair.
And I've got a necklace o' amber-o
And I've got skirt and stockings, with flutses to the knee.
I'd scorn to be seen in your chamber-o
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Then come skippin down the stair, young Hikari my dear.
Come skippin down the stair little feather-o
Come skippin down the stair throwing back your golden hair,
And bid a long farewell to your maney-o
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Oh it's long er we came to the bonnie Old Hame.
Haibanes we had for to tarry-o
Long er we came down to the streets of Guri town.
The Halos we had for to bury-o
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Oh, black are the birds flying toward the auld grey sky,
And rusty are the windmills of Guri-o
Our friend he is now dead and he died for the maid.
He died for that angel of Guri-o
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Oh there's many a bonnie lass on Kei-koku's distant shores.
There's many a bonnie Goddess in Yggdrasil-o
Many a gal of high renown dwells in Nagasaki town,
But the fleur of them all lives in Guri-o
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hame – Scottish traditional pronunciation of 'home'
maney – Scottish slang for 'young man'