Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love

Subject: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Lov
From: GUEST
Date: 19 May 23 - 11:34 PM

Years ago, while living in Rochester, NY, attended an Irish music festival. One of the performers was Maggie Boyle, who sang "For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love." Anyone know where I can obtain a recording of this song? Thanks! [Susan: [e-mail]]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: GerryM
Date: 20 May 23 - 02:17 AM

Was it this? https://youtu.be/o6o_FV8jZyc

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 20 May 23 - 12:27 PM

O come all ye maids who live at a distance
Many's a mile from off your swain
Come and assist me this very moment
For to pass away some time
Singing sweetly and completely
Songs of pleasure and of love
For me heart is with him altogether
Though I live not where I love

When I sleep I dream about you
When I wake I take no rest
Every moment thinking on you
My heart o'er fixed in your breast
But although far distance
May be of assistance
If from my mind your love remove
For me heart is with him altogether
Though I live not where I love

All the world shall be of one religion
All living things shall cease to die
If ever I should prove false to my jewel
Or any way his love deny
Oh the world shall change
And be most strange
If from my mind your love remove
For me heart is with him altogether
Though I live not where I love

So farewell lads and farewell lassies
Now I think I've made my choice
I will away to yonder mountain
Where I think I hear his voice
And if he hollows I will follow
Around the world though it is so wide
For young Thomas he did promise
I should be his lawful bride

So come all ye maids who live at a distance
Many's a mile from off your swain
Come and assist me this very moment
For to pass away some time
Singing sweetly and completely
Songs of pleasure and of love
For me heart is with him altogether
Though I live not where I love

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 20 May 23 - 12:32 PM

If the song above is the one you are referring to, I'm not sure Maggie recorded it but here is a good recording by De Danaan and Mary Black. https://youtu.be/_OM09QwO2TU

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 20 May 23 - 12:34 PM

Just found Maggie singing it on youtube.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: Reinhard
Date: 20 May 23 - 01:08 PM

Maggie recorded I Live Not Where I Love on the 1988 album "John Renbourn's Ship of Fools" (Run River RRA 009).

And her YouTube video ist already linked to above, in the second post.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: saulgoldie
Date: 20 May 23 - 01:55 PM

I have a recording of it performed by a trio known as Artisan, no longer together. I can't find their recording on Youtube. But there are quite a few others.


Saul

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 May 23 - 02:39 PM

That's torture - Georgiansilver - telling us you found it but not sharing the link! Is this the video you found?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: GUEST
Date: 20 May 23 - 05:45 PM

I found this when looking for something else....

Tim Radford

Now I am Living where I Love.
-        An Answer to I Live Not Where I Love
-        Pitts, Printer, Andrew Street, 7 Dials

You virgins fair pray give attention
To these lines which I have penned
My joys are more than I can mention
Cupid now has proved my friend
Long his arrows made me anguish
Whilst I wandered like a dove
Thro’ the groves of my dear Thomas
But now I’m living where I love.

Like echo thro’ the glens and mountains
Long I wandered for his sake
Every moment years was counted
While my tender heart did ache
But gracious heaven heard my petition
And sent down pleasures from above
Hope has settled now my station
But now I’m living where I love.

These eyes that were sad with sorrow
Now look cheerful bright & gay
And those cheeks long pale and hollow
Now excel the rose in May
Fear not maids that are deserted
For kind heaven can remove
The hardest heart with hale invested
As he did my own true love.

My prattling babes with love inspire
Every moment of the day
And whilst they are seated round the fire
Each tuneful lip drives cares away
At night the gentle robes of Morpheus
Crown me with joy me and my dove
Whilst in each other’s arms were sporting
My joys are now I’m where I love….

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: GerryM
Date: 20 May 23 - 06:33 PM

Stilly, I don't know what Georgiansilver found, but what you found is what I had already posted several hours earlier.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 May 23 - 08:45 PM

I saw a different video when I opened a link - same song, another performer. I evidently missed yours. We still don't know if that's also the one that Georgiansilver found. If his is different, I hope he shares it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: For Those Who Do Not Live Where They Love
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 21 May 23 - 06:30 AM

Tew one I found is the same as previously posted.......having looked back on the thread, I decided not to post it again.