The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond (Traditional Scottish Ballad)

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The true meaning of this Traditional Scottish Ballad has definitely become lesser known over the years and more widely just accepted as a tale of love these days.

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🎙 Often just referred to as "Loch Lomond," the song gained worldwide recognition through the Celtic rock group Runrig, however, it was first published in 1841 in the "Vocal Melodies of Scotland". The song paints a vivid picture of Loch Lomond, Scotland's largest loch, spanning West Dunbartonshire, Stirling, and Argyll & Bute.

Today it's normally played as a celebratory tune at gatherings like weddings and birthdays, but the true backstory is a bit more tragic...

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✍️ Loch Lomond Lyrics:
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,
Where me and my true love spent many happy days,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.

Chorus:
O ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low,
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 soft purple hue, the highland hills we view,
And the moon coming out in the gloaming.

The wee birdies sing and the wildflowers spring,
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping.
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again,
Though the waefae may cease frae their grieving.

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