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Description: | One of Burns' earliest recorded poems which he introduces in this version in the Stair Manuscript thus 'The following songs were all done at a very early period of life and consequently are incorrect'. Here he describes himself as a country plough boy with little cash and without a care in the world while he has the love of his girlfriend Nanie.
The exact date of this poem is unknown but Burns must have written it while at Lochlie farm around 1777. He later on 26 Oct 1792 discusses it with George Thomson with regard to the euphonic value of the name of the river in the first line. Burns' brother Gilbert surmised that Nanie was probably Agnes Fleming, daughter of a neighbouring farmer at Coldcothill or Doura.
In this second page Burns tells us of going out over the moor lit by a wintry sun to see Nanie, so sweet and young. He continues to extol her looks and her virtues then turns to describe his own obscurity and poverty but they don't trouble him so long as he has his Nanie to welcome him. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1777-01-01 - 1777-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Song by Robert Burns: 'My Nanie O' (page | Go to resource |
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