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‘O my Love is like a red, red rose’ is one of the most famous similes in all of the poetry, one of the most recognizable opening lines, and one of the best-known romantic lines. Yet its true origins are a little less straightforward than we might think (did Robert Burns even write it?), so it’s worth subjecting ‘A Red, Red Rose’ to some closer scrutiny and analysis.

Top Notes: Pear, Melon, Turkish Rose, Magnolia

Middle Notes: Peony, Lychee, Chamomile, Bulgarian Rose

Base Notes: Rose Water, Damask Rose, Musk, Vanilla & Cedar

The poem, A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns:

O my Luve is like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my Luve is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.
So fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only luve!
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my luve,
Though it were ten thousand miles.