中文简介：

诗人兼词作者罗伯特·彭斯（Robert Burns），又名罗比·彭斯（Rabbie Burns），被公认为苏格兰的国家诗人，他的许多作品已经成为日常现代语言的一部分。

罗伯特·彭斯创作了苏格兰民歌《友谊地久天长》，他几乎以一己之力激发了保存苏格兰音乐和歌词的运动，这些音乐和歌词在几个世纪以来一直以声乐的形式流传，从而保持了苏格兰文化和语言。

2009年，作为文化偶像和浪漫主义运动的先驱，罗伯特·彭斯被苏格兰电视台STV选为历史上最伟大的苏格兰人。这部作品集收录了他备受欢迎的美丽作品。

英文简介：

Robert Burns, poet and lyricist, also known as Rabbie Burns, is widely regarded as the National Poet of Scotland - and much of his work has become part of everyday modern language.

Often credited with writing the lyrics for Auld Lang Syne, he almost single-handedly inspired the movement that preserved Scottish music and lyrics which had been handed down the generations vocally for centuries, thereby maintaining Scots culture and language.

A cultural icon and pioneer of the Romantic movement, Burns was chosen as the greatest Scot in a 2009 poll. This collection includes some of his best-loved, most beautiful work.