The Legacy of Robert Burns

 

  

Robbie   -   (just one of the many names used by Robert Burns himself), was a poor young farmer who took up poetry when he was first inspired by love of a young girl while working with her in the fields at harvest time.

 

This led to an obsession, spending much of each night working on his writings, after a long hard day on the farm.      This would eventually take a toll on his health, leading to an early death at the age of only 37.

 

Apart from his poetry in Old Scottish, and his works in English, he was an avid collector of traditional folk songs and melodies, and thanks to him over 300 were collected, polished and published, saving them from being lost forever.








Robbie  was also a philosopher, and many of his sayings are being quoted in every day usage, even if we are not aware of it.      For example, some of his most used quotes:-

               

                'To see ourselves as others see us,'

 

                'But still keep something to yourself, you scarcely tell to any,' 


                'A man's a man for all that,'


                'Nature's Law, - that Man was made to mourn,'


                'Man's inhumanity to Man, makes countless thousands mourn!,'


                'Liberty's in every blow, let us do or die,'


                'My Love is like a red, red rose,'


                'The best laid schemes of mice and men, gang aft agley,'

                                                                                        (Go often   astray), 

                'Should Auld Aquaintance be forgot,

                                                                          for the sake of Auld Lang Syne.'

 

Robbie - the Musical   was written to reflect his National pride and  spirit,  and convey his message, in a light-hearted style, to future generations who may not have had a chance to read his works.