The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #47949   Message #717249
Posted By: Genie
25-May-02 - 01:04 PM
Thread Name: DTStudy: Abdul Abulbul Amir (Percy French)
Subject: RE: DTStudy: ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR
Joe, since the original copyrighted title was "Abdullah Bulbul Ameer," why not write it that way in the DT, instead of using one of the later folk-process variations?
Hi, Genie - Generally, the Digital Tradition titles are the titles furnished by the person who furnished the lyrics. We're interested in all versions of the song, especially the folk-processed versions. When we have the original version of the lyrics and can document it as such, then we should use the original title.
To avoid confusion, I'm going to ask that we title these DTStudy threads exactly the same as the first song in a series in the Digital Tradition (there are two songs in this series).
-Joe Offer-