【聽歌練聽力】The Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

This is a very hard one to me. If I do 【聽歌練聽力】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 -妖妖靈- ♀ (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

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

• 好聽，明天再聽幾遍學習。謝謝 -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:37:57

• if you would fail, why would I even try? -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:51:08

• just keep listening, let the song flow and the tears fall -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:51:46

• not sure ifScotland would ever get its independence again. -最西邊的島上- ♀ (126 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 19:59:38

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

• just listened again, like Hollens version more. the vocals -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 23:07:34

• are so beautiful and touching. Thx 4 sharing!!! -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2024 postreply 23:08:18

• 我都聽得差不多會唱了，這個旋律很容易記住。這個女聲調對我正好，Peter的調對我太高了 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 04:49:00

• 我寫作業差點被你舞蹈。心想你怎麽會告訴答案呢？我就是聽不出來啊：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 08:11:21

• 好聽，不過太難，聽了兩遍，放棄了：）謝謝推薦好歌，介紹背景！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (74 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 08:19:58

• 可以從原歌詞中找答案，包括 -妖妖靈- ♀ (21 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 08:35:32

• 視頻沒看，怕作弊：））等下來聽/看。 -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2024 postreply 11:51:38