Douglas Young (classicist)

thumb| Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun Young (5 June 1913 – 23 October 1973) was a Scottish poet, scholar, translator and politician. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1942 to 1945 and was a classics professor at McMaster University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Quotes Translations into Scots Minnie, I canna caa my wheel,or spin the oo or twine the tweel.It's luve a laddie whammles me.Ech, the wanchancie glamarie. "Frae the Aiolic o Psappho". A Braird o Thristles (1947) Caller rain frae abunereeshles amang the epple-trees:the leaves are soughan wi the breeze,and sleep faas drappan doun. "Frae the Aiolic o Psappho". A Braird o Thristles (1947) Deid sall ye ligg, and ne'er a memoriesall onie hain, or ae regret for ye,sin that ye haena roses o Pierie.In Hades' howff a gangrel ghaist ye'll flee,amang derk ghaists stravaigan sichtlesslie. "Frae the Aiolic o Psappho". A Braird o Thristles (1947) Glossary: minnie — mother; mummy caa — drive or propel oo — wool tweel — twill (cloth) wanchancie — unlucky glamarie — enchantment reeshles — rustles howff — meeting place; haunt; public house stravaigan — strolling; wandering; rambling; roaming External links Category:Poets from Scotland Category:Translators from Scotland Category:Politicians from Scotland Category:Classical scholars Category:University of Aberdeen faculty Category:University of St. Andrews alumni Category:University of Oxford alumni Category:University of St. Andrews faculty