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Thread #163265   Message #3892898
Posted By: Richie
08-Dec-17 - 08:48 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Riddle Song
Subject: RE: Origins: Riddle Song
Hi Steve,

Great article, not sure if most people know what "lemman" is (Sloan MS]. I have "rinde" as "thorn" since bark doesn't really make sense. I had not seen the early version with the "Perry Merry Dictum Dominee" chorus from the late 1700s. I have two dozen or so US versions on my site as an appendix to Child 46.

TY,

Richie