Origins: All the pretty little horses (date?)

Subject: Origins: All the pretty little horses
From: GUEST,molly
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 03:45 PM

I was wondering about the history of this song...as in a year. I'm in a play and it requires a lullaby. The play is set in the 1600's. Something puritan would be best, but I can't seem to find anything. any suggestions?

Subject: RE: Origins: All the pretty little horses
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 03:47 PM

to the best of my knowledge this is believed to be early 1800's

Subject: RE: Origins: All the pretty little horses
From: Stewie
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 04:54 PM

Some info on the song in this thread: All the Pretty Little Horses. It also has some links to other threads.

--Stewie.

Subject: Kyr Add: Golden Sklumbers
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 05:36 PM

How about using "Golden Slumbers" - written by Thomas Dekker whose dates were 1575–1641 (subsequently borrowed from by Paul McCartney), so the period would be right:

GOLDEN slumbers kiss your eyes,
Smiles awake you when you rise.
Sleep pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby;
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

Care is heavy, therefore sleep you;
You are care, and care must keep you.
Sleep pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby;
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

Mind you, Dekker might not have been too approved of, in a puritan household, since he wrote plays, and they were a bit Talibanesque about things like that. But maybe a lullaby woudl be acceptable? All depends how bigotted they are in the play you're doing...

Subject: RE: Origins: All the pretty little horses
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 01:42 PM

In case "GUEST,molly" comes back, and wonders where the thread has gone...

Subject: RE: Origins: All the pretty little horses
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 06:51 PM

I just read "All The Pretty Horses". Strange coming of age type book. I can't say I liked it but the characters keep disturbing my thoughts. Very strange.

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