Lyr Req: Some Old Irish songs

Subject: Some Old Irish songs
From: skarpi
Date: 06 Oct 99 - 06:01 PM

I am looking for two old songs. First- Come the Rainbow , and a song called If you marry..... I dont know anything of this lyrics in English just in Icelandic. So if someone can help me , answear this tread. all the skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Some Old Irish songs
From: Martin _Ryan
Date: 06 Oct 99 - 07:27 PM

Skarpi

I have to admit I'm intrigued - how did the Irish song get into Icelandic? Neither sounds familiar - any more cluers?

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Some Old Irish songs
From: alison
Date: 06 Oct 99 - 07:50 PM

could it be "Gone the rainbow"?.. it could be Peter Paul & Mary's "Here I sit on Buttermilk hill".

If so do a search for any of the "Shule Aroon" threads.

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Some Old Irish songs
From: skarpi Iceland
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 08:36 AM

Dear Martin , we got this song If you Marry from Ireland and got it for a play we got an Icelandic lyric for it. skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Some Old Irish songs
From: Mían
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 12:18 PM

this may or may not have anything at all to do with your request, but it is a lively thread. click here

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Some Old Irish songs
From: Mían
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 12:39 PM

here are some more.
digitrad search results
morbegs song
trad a paper of pins
bus stop song

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Some Old Irish songs
From: Mían
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 12:47 PM

I just tested the links I put on and the only one that seems to work is the digitrad one, sorry.

At any rate, there is a song called a Paper of Pins that seems to match and it is listed as an American folk song (references an Alan Lomax collection).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Some Old Irish songs
From: GeorgeH
Date: 08 Oct 99 - 09:15 AM

I think Paper of Pins also occurs in the UK.

Is it a "Bells of Canterbury" variant? Or are my wires more than usually crossed?

G.