Annotation:Now the Day Dawns

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NOW THE DAY DAWNS. Scottish. A record of this tune appears in an early 16th century MS. by Dunbar in his poem "To the Merchants of Edinburgh" (see Dick, The Songs of Robert Burns, 1903; p. 450). See also "Annotation:Day Dawn (1) (Da)" and similar variant titles for further notes.

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