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Scotland

Scotland

Although Scotland takes up one third of the territory of the British Isles, its population is not very big. It is the most northern part of the island of Great Britain and is not far from the Arctic Circle. The Cheviot Hills marks the boundary between England and Scotland. Apart from this land-link with England, Scotland is surrounded by sea.

Scotland

One of the things that people associate with Scotland is kilt. The kilt is a relic of the times when the clan system existed in the Highlands. Everybody in the clan had the same family name, like MacDonald or MacGregor (Mac means “son of”).

Robert Burns
was born in Alloway, Scotland
in 1759.

British people celebrate his birthday every year on the 25th of January. The celebration is called Burns Night. It takes the form of a supper called Burns Supper, at which traditional Scottish dishes are eaten.

Robert’s father was a poor farmer, but his greatest wish was to give his children the best education he could afford. He was a clever man and had a shelf with books in his poor house.

In 1765 Robert was sent to school. Let us join young Robert Burns at his lessons. The teacher is a strong young man of eighteen, down from Glasgow University. With him they read, they write, they do counting. All this is fine for Robert, especially the reading and writing. His friends mostly prefer what comes next, the singing lesson. At singing time, the other children relax. But Robert cannot sing.

The song "Poortith Cauld And Restless Love"

The song
"Poortith Cauld And Restless Love"

At harvest time the farmers all helped one another. All the country children worked in the fields all day long. That summer, Robert's work partner was Nelly Kirkpatrick, a blacksmith's daughter. She was his first love. To Nelly he wrote his first poem.

The song "Lord Gregory" (sung by the group “Windmill”)

And now one more poem about love written by Robert Burns.

In 1784, at a dancing party, Robert Burns met the "beauty of the village" — Jean Armour. It was "love at first sight". Later she became his wife.

In April 1787 the second edition of Burns' poems appeared in Edinburgh. It brought him money and gave him an opportunity to see more of his native land. Robert made several trips around the country and saw beautiful landscapes and lochs of the Highlands.

Robert Burns' poems were translated into almost every language. In Russia six of his poems were translated for the first time by Mikhailov in 1856. Shchepkina-Kupernick, Bagritsky and other poets translated Burns' poems, too. But the best translations were made by Marshak. Thanks to Marshak's translations we have come to know and love Robert Burns.

Quiz

Do you know that Scotland has the second name?
How did the Romance call Scotland?
What is the capital of Scotland?
How many regions is Scotland divided into?
What does the word “clan” mean?
Scotland is rich in famous people: scientists,
inventors, travelers, writers and poets.
Can you name them?
In what kind of family was Robert Burns born?
When a child he was good at reading,
writing and remembering. Could he sing well?
At what age did he begin to write poems?
Robert met her at dancing party in 1784,
she had a beautiful voice. Who was this woman?
After his death his poems were translated into
almost every language. What Russian writer made the best translations of Burns’ poems?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days of
auld Lang syne!

Auld Lang Syne