HEY! NOW THE DAY DAWNS
"Hay, nou the day dauis;
The jolie Cok crauis;
Nou shroudis the shauis,
Throu Natur anone.
The thissell-cok cryis
On louers wha lyis,
Nou skaillis the skyis;
The nicht is neir gone.
"The feildis ouerflouis
Quhair lilies lyk lou is,
Als rid as the rone.
The turtill that true is,
With nots that reneuis,
Hir pairtie perseuis;
The nicht is neir gone.
"Nou Hairtis with Hyndis,
Conforme to thair kyndis,
Hie tursis thair tyndis,
On grund whair they grone.
Nou Hurchonis, with Hairis,
Ay passis in pairis;
Quhilk deuly declaris
The nicht is neir gone...."
"Hey! now the day dawns;
The jolly Cock crows;
Thick-leaved the greenshaws,
Through Nature anon.
The thistle-cock cries
On lovers who lies,
All cloudless the skies;
The night is near gone.
"The fields overflow
With daisies a-blow,
And lilies like fire shine,
And red is the rowan.
The wood-dove that true is
Her crooling reneweth,
And her sweet mate pursueth;
The night is near gone.
"Now Harts with their Hinds
Conform to their kinds,
They vaunt their branched antlers,
They bell and they groan.
Now Urchins[1] and Hares
Keep apassing in pairs;
Which duly declares
The night is near gone...."
Alexander Montgomerie