Loch Lomond ✧
A broad Scottish melody in a gentle three-beat setting.
Sheet music
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D whistle · G major · 3/4 · 90 BPM · + upper octave
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Lyrics
Traditional Scottish song · nineteenth-century text
A traditional two-verse singing version. Sing the chorus after each verse.
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes, Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond, Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae, On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
Chorus O ye'll tak the high road and I'll tak the low road, And I'll be in Scotland afore ye, But me and my true love will never meet again On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.
'Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen, On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomond, Where in purple hue the Hieland hills we view, And the moon comin' out in the gloamin'.
About this tune
Loch Lomond is also known as The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond. This Scottish song connects the beauty of a remembered landscape with separation and longing.
Its verse leads to a broad, rising chorus. The contrast between personal recollection and the open, singable refrain gives the song much of its emotional pull.
Performances
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Loch Lomond
Orki
Tin whistle and low whistle cover with accompaniment
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