Wild Mountainside is not a traditional scottish song, it was written by John Douglas, guitarist of “The Trashcan Sinatras “, a pop group of Scottish school.
Eddi writes in the booklet: “This song was written by John Richard Douglas of Irvine, Ayrshire. John plays and writes in the band The Trashcan Sinatras. I wanted to include this song because I wanted to show how poetry is alive and well in Burns country. Through the centuries it still breaths its way out of the sons and daughters of the west coast of Scotland. Also its a homecoming song. I found an appreciation of Burns along with my way home to Scotland.” (here)
Wild Mountainside
It is the journey that takes you back to a land (Scotland) described in its wild and uncontaminated beauty.
III
Wild and free we roam
Only a mile to go
Beauty is within grasp
Hear the highlands call
The last mile is upon us
I’ll carry you if you fall
I know the armour’s heavy now
I know the heart inside
It’s beautiful just over
The wild mountainside
It’s beautiful just roaming
The wild mountainsideI
Beauty is within grasp
Hear the highlands call
The last mile is upon us
I’ll carry you if you fall
I know the armour’s heavy now
I know the heart inside
It’s beautiful just over
The wild mountainside
II
Snow is falling all around
Out of clear blue sky
Crow is flying high over
You and I are going to wander
High up where the air is rare
Wild horses ride
It’s beautiful, just over
The wild mountainside.
I
Beauty is within grasp
Hear the highlands call
The last mile is upon us
I’ll carry you if you fall
I know the armour’s heavy now
I know the heart inside
It’s beautiful just over
The wild mountainside
II
Snow is falling all around
Out of clear blue sky
Crow is flying high over
You and I are going to wander
High up where the air is rare
Wild horses ride
It’s beautiful, just over
The wild mountainside.
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