A Red, Red Rose | |
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Song by Peter (Pietro) Urbani (1797) Niel Gow (1799) Traditional (1821) | |
Other name | My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose |
Text | Robert Burns |
Language | Scots |
"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"