A Red, Red Rose

A Red, Red Rose
Song by Peter (Pietro) Urbani (1797)
Niel Gow (1799)
Traditional (1821)
Other nameMy Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose
TextRobert Burns
LanguageScots

"A Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title "(Oh) My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" and is often published as a poem. Many composers have set Burns' lyric to music, but it gained worldwide popularity set to the traditional tune "Low Down in the Broom"