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A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns
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Poet:Robert Burns (1759-1796) was an eminent Scottish poet and lyricist. He was titled the ‘National Poet of Scotland’. He is
best known as a pioneer of the Romantic Movement for his lyrical poetry.
His father was a tenant farmer, and Burns worked as a ploughboy.
He grew up poor but well-read and began writing poetry in Scottish dialect. As
an adult, he was as unsuccessful as his father in making a living at farming.
In 1791, however, he quit farming for good and moved his family to the nearby
town of Dumfries. Never in good health, on the morning of July 21, 1796, he
died in Dumfries at the age of 37. Famous works of his include, “To A Mouse”,
“Address to the Devil”, and “A Red Red Rose”.
About Poem:
"A Red, Red Rose" was published in 1794 and has become
one of his most treasured works. It’s actually a
love song that is normally published as a poem. The title of the poem is also
written as "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose". It has a ballad
structure that is consisting of four-line stanzas with a loose ABAB rhyme
scheme. This romantic love poem portrays the speaker expressing deep affection
for their beloved.
Poem:
O my Luve is like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my Luve is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.
So fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only luve!
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my luve,
Though it were ten thousand mile.
Summary:
The poem
‘A Red, Red Rose’ has been composed by a Scottish poet Robert Burns. It is a
lyrical ballad that describes the speaker’s lovable feelings for his
beautiful beloved. So strong is the speaker’s passion for his beloved. With the help of literary devices, the poet has sketched a
very clear and realistic picture of his beloved. It has four stanzas in which
he poured his deep feeling of love.
In the first
stanza, the speaker of the poem begins by comparing his beloved to “A Red, Red
Rose”. The poet draws a comparison of his love to that of a fresh, young red
rose that has just bloomed in the spring. Similarly, he compares her to a
melody that is played with the soft tune. The speaker thinks of his beloved as
an attractive, fresh and delicate red rose of June. He thinks of her as the
most beautiful woman of the world who is as sweet as melody and as beautiful as
a red rose.
In the second and
third stanzas, the speaker praises her beauty. He is fully influenced by her
therefore he is in very deep love with her. He doesn’t want to stay away from
her. He wants to be in the connection of deep love for a very long period of
time. He loves her until the seas of earth go dry and the rocks melt with the
sun. He loves her until the end of human life.
He wants to love
her until the gang of earthly seas go dry and the rocks melt with the sun. He
loves her until his life ends. After a short break, he wants to be with her
regardless of whether the ride is ten thousand miles long or long. The speaker
devotes his life to his loved one, who is pretty stunning.
In the last
stanza, the speaker talks about temporary separation but he is not so pessimistic
about that. He is so hopeful to meet her and wishes a good life and bright
future to his beloved. He farewells her at the time of temporary separation but
he promises to meet very soon though the journey is ten thousand miles. He vows
to be with her by defeating the challenges which are very tough. He makes her say goodbye.
We find the speaker promising his
love to return in the final two lines, even though the journey is too long (ten
thousand miles) and takes a very long time. It is a
poem of comparing, admiring, hoping and promising.
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