Бурдина Ирина Михайловна, Учитель английского языка МОУ «СОШ №1» г. Гурьевска

Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns,

Scotland's favourite

son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply

The Bard.

The literary English and Scottish dialec in which his mother sang songs and his aunt told tales of horror about witches influenced Robert's character and his work.

He lived a short life of 40 years, but it was full of events.

 He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a "light" Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland.

A RED, RED ROSE О my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June; О my Luve's like a melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As 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; And I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands olife shall run.

 And fare thee weel, my only Luve! And fare thee weel a while! And I will come again, my Luve, Tho' it were ten thousand mile.

Robert fell in love with Jean, but he knew that her father would never give Jean in marriage to a beggar poet. Jean and Robert got engaged in secret from their parents. But soon it was revealed. Jean's father destroyed their marriage contract and the lovers had to part. Robert Burns wrote many beautiful poems and songs about love dedicated to Jean. Later she became his wife.

Statue of Robert Burns, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Robert Burns Mausoleum at St. Michael's churchyard in Dumfries.

The song "Auld Lang Syne" is very popular in Scotland. Scottish people sing this song when they celebrate the Hogmanay on the 31 st of December.

Литература:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns