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Ex 3. Translate the poem written in Cockney
| Meg’s Diversion (A Sonnet in Slang) by Doss Chiderdoss | |
| Now, a tear-drop fell from the girl’s mince pie, And her raspberry tart was torn With anguish; for she had an empty sky, And she’d nothing to bullock’s horn. But she cooled each mince with a little scent, And her Barnet arranged with grace; And then down the apples and pears she went With a sorrowful Chevy Chase. And she saw, as she passed her landlord’s shed, That the Rory he’d failed to close; And the thought came into her loaf of bread, Just to pop in it, I suppose. And she did and a quick glance round she flung, The old pot and pan wasn’t there; But a pair of his round the houses hung At the Anna Maria to air. | Mince pie = eye Raspberry tart = heart Sky (sky rocket) = pocket bullock’s horn = pawn Barnet fair = hair apples and pears = stairs Chevy Chase = face Rory O’More = door loaf of bread = head pot and pan = man round the houses = trousers Anna Maria = fire |
Ex 4
Scottish English uses a number of special dialect words. Some of the more common of these are worth learning
Aye- yes, Ben – mountain, brae -bank of river, dram -drink whiskey, glen -valley, kirk -church, Loch -lake, to mind -to remember, bairn- child, bonny -beautiful, burn -stream, stay- live, dreich –dull, janitor - caretaker, lassie- girl, outwith- outside, wee- small, ken -know.
Below we have some statements made by a Scot. Answer the questions about them.
1. Mary had a bonney wee last night. – What happened to Mary yesterday? 2. They stay next to the kirk. What noise is likely to wake them on Sunday mornings? 3. It’s a bit dreich today. Is it good weather for a picnic? 4. He’s got a new job as janitor at the school. What kind of duties will he have? 5. Would you like a wee dram? If you say ‘yes ‘what will you get? 6. Are you coming, Jim? Aye. Is Jim coming or isn’t he? 7 They have a wonderful view of the loch from the window. What can they see from the window?
Ex 5
A few lines from R. Burns’s poem dedicated to his friend James Smith will illustrate the general character of Scottish:
To James Smith
Dear Smith, the slee’st, pawkie thief
That e’er attempted stealth or rief!
Ye surely hae some warlock-brief
Owre human hearts;
For ne'er a bosom yet was prief
Against your arts.
For me, I swear by sun and moon,
And every star that blinks aboon,
Ye’ve cost me twenty pair o’shoon
Just gaun to see you;
And ev’ry ither pair that’s done
Mair taen I’m wi’ you...
Here slee’st meant 'slyest’, pawkie ‘cunning’, ‘sly’, rief ‘robbery’, warlock-brief ‘wizard’s contract’ (with the devil), prief ‘proof’, aboon ‘above’, shoon ‘shoes, owre:: over; mair:: more
Ex 6
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