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“His horsemen hard behind us ride;

Should they our steps discover,

Then who will cheer my bonny bride

When they have slain her lover?”

Why would the lover be slain?

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The lover would be slain because Lord Ullin did not approve of the match and was angry at the chieftain for eloping with his daughter.

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“His horsemen hard behind us ride;

Should they our steps discover,

Then who will cheer my bonny bride

When they have slain her lover?”

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“His horsemen hard behind us ride;

Should they our steps discover,

Then who will cheer my bonny bride

When they have slain her lover?”

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