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Thread #7718   Message #157198
Posted By: Joe Offer
02-Jan-00 - 09:31 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Seven Wonders / Y Saith Rhyfeddod
Subject: RE: Seven Wonders
Jerry and Bev sang this great song at the San Francisco Harmony Camp yesterday. They were doing a workshop on harmony singing, and Jerry sang a different style of harmony for each of the seven verses. Sounded darn good, too.
It's in the database, but I'm going to post the lyrics of the song so you can take a good look at it here. Jerry & Bev haven't been able to find any information about it, other than what they posted above. Can anybody tell us more? Can anybody post the tune?
-Joe Offer-
THE SEVEN WONDERS

1. I heard it said yesterday morning
Tull-a-ring-ting, ring-tuthering-too
That a ship of lead swum o'er the ocean

cho: Tull-a-ring-ting, ring-tuthering-too
And a ship of cork sank to the bottom
Tull-a-ring-ting, ring-tuthering-too
And that is one of the seven wonders
Tull-a-ring-ting, ring-tuthering-too.

(similarly:)
2. I heard it said of the partridge
On the shore was playing stoolball
And the balls were made of sand
And that is two of the seven wonders.

3. The burning hawk out in the meadow
By itself it was reaping
And in a day it got an acre
And that is three of the seven wonders.

4. I heard it said there was a pig
And on his cart he was loading bracken
And the load he was making ready
And that is four of the seven wonders.

5. I heard it said that in Llangollen
That the moon was teaching reading
And an excellent verse she gave there!
And that is five of the seven wonders.

6. I heard it said that on a rock
That the dove she kept a tavern
With little cups to test the drink
And that is six of the seven wonders.

7. I heard it said of the swallow
That he was making an iron horseshoe
With golden hammer and silver anvil
And that's the last of the seven wonders.

- a Welsh song (presumably in translation) from the singing of Jill King.


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