Nithsdale's Welcome Hame
written in 1791
Nithsdale's Welcome Hame - meaning Summary
Return and Hopeful Renewal
This short lyric celebrates the return of the Maxwells to Terreagles, framing their arrival as a cause for communal joy and restoration. The speaker reports that the family will take up residence and put the place in order, and uses weather imagery—vanished stars, gathering storms, a dawning day—to contrast a prior night of care with an anticipated morning of relief. The poem emphasizes collective uplift: the news lightens every heart and promises an end to sorrow, making the homecoming a symbol of renewed stability and hope.
Read Complete AnalysesThe noble Maxwells and their powers Are coming o'er the border, And they'll gae big Terreagles' towers And set them a' in order. And they declare, Terreagles fair, For their abode they chuse it; There's no a heart in a' the land But's lighter at the news o't. Tho' stars in skies may disappear, And angry tempests gather; The happy hour may soon be near That brings us pleasant weather: The weary night o' care and grief May hae a joyfu' morrow, So dawning day has brought relief, Fareweel our night o' sorrow.
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