Here’s tae the man’s life –
its drivin root, its rise, its faur reach –
and tae the great hairst he gather’d in!
Here’s tae the wark –
the high skill, the luve, the daurk hours –
that he pit in!
Here’s tae the words that he gar’d flow –
a muckle stream –
frae his hert’s ferment and his mind’s still!
Here’s tae the faur-travellin o’ that stream!
Here’s tae its carried gowd!
Here’s tae the lang and future legacy
ane sma’ life endow’d!
