Ella roberts the bonnie banks of loch lomond

Q: What is the story behind Loch Lomond song?

Loch Lomond tells the story of two Scottish soldiers who were so imprisoned. One of them was to be executed, while the other was to be set free. According to Celtic legend if someone dies in a foreign land, his spirit will travel to his homeland by the low road - the route for the souls of the dead.

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The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond by Ella Roberts

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Intro: 2/2 Bagpipes/Cello/Guitar |     |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |

      E                        F#m
1. By yon bon-nie banks and by yon bon-nie braes
             E                         A    B7
   Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lo - mon'
         C#m       E              F#m           A
   Where me and my true love will ne-ver meet a-gain
          E        G#m     A             B7   E
   On the bon-nie, bon-nie banks o' Loch Lo - mon' |  𝄎  |

          E                             A             E
Chorus: O you'll take the high road and I'll take the low
            E                      A    B7
        And I'll be in Scot-land a-fore ye
            A         C#m            A             F#m
        For me and my true love will ne-ver meet a-gain |  𝄎  |
               E        G#m     A             B7   E
        On the bon-nie, bon-nie banks o' Loch Lo - mon' |  𝄎  |
      
        E                        A          E 
2.'Twas there that we par-ted in yon sha-dy glen 
          E                        A    B7
   On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lo - mon'
         C#m            E       F#m               A
   Where in the pur-ple hue the Hie-land hills we view
           E     G#m    A   E      B7     E
   And the moon com-in' out in the gloa - min' |  𝄎  |

          E                             A             E
Chorus: O you'll take the high road and I'll take the low 
            E                      A    B7
        And I'll be in Scot-land a-fore ye
            A         C#m            A             F#m
        For me and my true love will ne-ver meet a-gain |  𝄎  |
               E        G#m     A             B7    E  
        On the bon-nie, bon-nie banks o' Loch Lo - (mon')

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          A    C#m    A     F#m          E     A     B7     E
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       E                         A
3. The wee bir-dies sing and the wild flo-w'rs spring
          E                         A     B7
   And in sun-shine the wa-ters are sleep-ing
           C#m              E        F#m              A
   But the bro-ken heart it kens nae se-cond spring a-gain
            E   G#m     A     E          B7   A
   Tho' the wae-fu' may cease frae their gree-ting |  𝄎  |


          E                            A             E
Chorus: O ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low 
            E                      A    B7
        An' I'll be in Scot-land a-fore ye
            A         C#m            A             F#m
        For me and my true love will ne-ver meet a-gain |  𝄎  |
               E        G#m     A             B7   E  
        On the bon-nie, bon-nie banks o' Loch Lo - mon'...

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The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond by Ella Roberts
What is the meaning of the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond?
What is the story behind Loch Lomond song?
Who wrote the song bonnie banks of Loch Lomond?
Is Ella Roberts Scottish?

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What is the meaning of the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond?

Interpretation. Historian Murray G. H. Pittock writes that the song "is a Jacobite adaptation of an eighteenth-century erotic song, with the lover dying for his king, and taking only the 'low road' of death back to Scotland." It is one of many poems and songs that emerged from Jacobite political culture in Scotland.

What is the story behind Loch Lomond song?

"Loch Lomond" tells the story of two Scottish soldiers who were so imprisoned. One of them was to be executed, while the other was to be set free. According to Celtic legend if someone dies in a foreign land, his spirit will travel to his homeland by "the low road" - the route for the souls of the dead.

Who wrote the song bonnie banks of Loch Lomond?

About 1876, the Scottish poet and folklorist Andrew Lang wrote a poem based on the song titled "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond". The title sometimes has the date "1746" appended—the year of the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion and the hanging of some of his captured supporters.

Is Ella Roberts Scottish?

Australian born with Celtic roots, Ella followed her Scottish and Irish ancestry back to the Highlands and Isles and found her passion for Celtic music and song.