Beginning in the early 1990s, McDonald has explored his Scottish heritage through a series of Celtic recordings.[1]
Music Style: Celtic fusion
Solo Albums: Spinfield (Hearts of Space Records),[2] Sons of Somerled, Stone of Destiny (album), Winter in Scotland: A Highland Christmas, The Message (Steve McDonald album), Highland Farewell, Legend (Steve McDonald album)
Music Label: Etherean Music
Steve was formerly a member of: Timberjack (band), Dizzy Limits, Human Instinct
Wild Mountain Thyme
Steve McDonald Lyrics
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and the wild mountain thyme blooms across the purple heather
Will you go lassie go
If you will not go with me I will surely find another
to pull wild mountain thyme all across the purple heather
Will you go lassie go
all across the purple heather
Will you go lassie go
And we´ll all go together to pull wild mountain thyme
all across the purple heather
Will you go lassie go
And we´ll all go together to pull wild mountain thyme
all across the purple heather
Will you go lassie go
The song "Wild Mountain Thyme" by Steve McDonald is a romantic call to nature that evokes the beauty of summertime and the flowering of the wild mountain thyme across the purple heather. The lyrics refer to the anticipation of love and the eagerness to share and enjoy nature with a special lassie. The singer invites the lassie to join him in the joy of collecting the wild mountain thyme, the purple flowering herb that covers the mountainside.
The refrain, "Will you go lassie go," is a recurring question that emphasizes the desire to have someone to share the beauty of nature and love. The singer promises to find another if the lassie declines, but the real message is the longing for shared joy and companionship. The imagery of the purple heather and the blooming wild mountain thyme connects the beauty of nature to the beauty of love and the romance of the summer season.
In essence, "Wild Mountain Thyme" is a romantic pastoral song that captures the beauty of nature and the yearning for love and companionship. The singer connects the two themes into a harmonious whole, creating a vision of natural beauty that is both romantic and peaceful.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh the summer time is coming and the leaves are sweetly turning
With the arrival of summer, leaves are beginning to change colors
and the wild mountain thyme blooms across the purple heather
The lively thyme plant spreads its aromatic scent on the blooming heather
Will you go lassie go
Are you willing to come along with me?
If you will not go with me I will surely find another
I will definitely find someone else to accompany me if you refuse
to pull wild mountain thyme all across the purple heather
To keep the wild thyme plant in check throughout the blooming heather
And we´ll all go together to pull wild mountain thyme
We'll go as a group to pluck the wild thyme plant
all across the purple heather
Across the vividly colored heather floor
Will you go lassie go
Would you like to join us?
And we´ll all go together to pull wild mountain thyme
We'll all work together to collect the wild thyme plant
all across the purple heather
Covering every inch of the heather fields
Will you go lassie go
Will you come with us?
And we´ll all go together to pull wild mountain thyme
Together as a collective, we will collect the wild thyme plant
all across the purple heather
Through the full expanse of the beautiful heather meadow
Will you go lassie go
Are you interested in coming with us?
Contributed by Nathan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Allan Barger
One of my favorites from McDonald’s “Sons of Sommerled” album. Great to hear it again.
aaron rawley
i love all his music
Sean Gregory Gurley
❤️🇬🇧⚔️