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This was first published in Scotland in the 18th century in the Joyce Collection, under the title ‘Moran’s Return.’ The same title has been used on a few CDs in recent years. ‘To Daunton Me’ is from the Robert Bums song to this air. (First verse: The blude-red rose at the Yule may blaw / The
simmer lilies bloom in snaw / The frost may freeze the deepest sea/ But an auld man shall never daunton me.)
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