[86] Built.
[87] A hill sloping down to a brook.
[88] Thatched.
[90] The counterpart, or perhaps parody, of this ballad, called 'The Twa Corbies,' is better known than the exquisite original.
[91] The refrain, or burden, differs in another version of the ballad.
[92] Guard.
[93] Shroud of earth, burial.
[94] Sweetheart, darling, literally 'dear-one' (liefman). The word had originally no offensive meaning.
LORD RANDAL