His tartan blowing out behind,

The little fairy, gowned in green,

Wi' little harp o' pearl, to find.

And since you are a mortal bairn,

And yet have shunned me not," she said,

A fairy gift I'll give to thee,

To-morrow, when the west is red.

"And since you have a bonny face,

I'll give to thee a fairy kiss,

To take the bitter from thy woe,