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Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a poem written in 1782 by Robert Burns (1759–1796). The words are put to the melody of the Scottish Minstrel "Common' Frae The Town". This is a variant of the tune to which "Auld Lang Syne" is usually sung—the melodic shape is almost identical, the difference lying in the tempo and rhythm.
The poem "Comin Thro the Rye" by Robert Burns may be best-known today because of Holden Caulfield's misinterpretation of it in The Catcher in the Rye. In the book, Caulfield relates his fantasy to his sister, Phoebe: he's the "catcher in the rye," rescuing children from falling from a cliff.
The poem "Comin Thro' the Rye" by Scottish writer Robert Burns (1759–1796), is probably best known because of Holden Caulfield's misinterpretation of it in J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye." Instead of "meeting" a body in the rye, he remembers it as "catching" a body.
May 4, 2016 · Comin’ Thro’ The Rye: Summary. Rye is essentially a kind of wheat grain or wheat germ grown in the fields. The poem has a Scottish accent and dialect working, but reworking an easy English translation will help in understanding the poem better. The poet is witnessing a woman or maiden called Jenny, who is all wet in the rain.
[First Setting] Comin thro' the rye, poor body, She draigl't a' her petticoatie. Comin thro' the rye. [ CHORUS.] Oh Jenny 's a' weet poor body. Jenny 's seldom dry, She draigl't a' her petticoatie. Comin thro' the rye. Gin a body meet a body. Comin thro' the rye, Gin a body kiss a body — Need a body cry. Oh Jenny 's a' weet, &c.
Comin' thro' the Rye is a song written by Robert Burns in 1788 and read here by Karen Dunbar.
Analysis (ai): "Comin Thro' the Rye" is a lighthearted Scottish folk song that depicts a brief encounter between two people in a field of rye. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the refrain, "Comin thro' the rye," which suggests a sense of carefree abandon.
