| Quote #1 "For I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down." (4) |
This is blatantly an excuse. Lord Randall isn't just tired from hunting. He's tired from life (as we'll find out later).
| Quote #2 "For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wald lie down." (20) |
This final version of his refrain tells us that our guess about Lord Randall's feelings was right; his exhaustion is an expression of his melancholy, and here, he admits that he's brokenhearted.