Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Marje Date: 07 Jun 06 - 08:40 AM Well if those "official" words are the best anyone can come up with, for heavens' sake leave it as an instrumental. They're dreadful words, reading very much like a clumsy translation of something that was pretentious and grandiose in the original (which I daresay is what they are). The syntax is chaotic (you can't even tell what the subject of some of the sentences is meant to be), it's fulll of heavy abstract concepts, and the rhymes are dire - repetition isn't rhyme. Awful stuff - write some new words or forget it, I'd say. Marje |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: GUEST Date: 24 May 04 - 12:03 AM As Guest, Julia, stated, the march is from Wagner's 'Lohengrin' and the translation she found is as good as any I've seen. Those are the "official" words - but, obviously, we all know the myriad of variations much better. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Charley Noble Date: 23 May 04 - 05:01 PM So, let's pull this thread together: Here comes the bride, Was it homicide? Sergeant Friday has the facts, Of who done did the dreadful act! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Mark Cohen Date: 23 May 04 - 04:57 AM Hey, Joe, how about these? Ser-geant Friday Asks for just the facts Har-ry Morgan Wishes Webb could act Aloha, Mark |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Joe Offer Date: 22 May 04 - 11:31 PM See? Lots of parodies, but nothing that really sounds like serious lyrics. I think the song has just two lines. -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Jim Dixon Date: 22 May 04 - 10:44 PM "Here comes the groom, straight as a broom, All dirtied up with ten-cent perfume." I believe that came from a cartoon I saw as a kid, but I can't tell you which one. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Fibula Mattock Date: 21 May 04 - 05:54 AM Here comes the bride, Fair fat and wide; Slid down the bannisters And broke her backside. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: GUEST,Charley Date: 21 May 04 - 05:52 AM Here comes the bride Big, fat and wide See how she wobbles From side to side Here comes the groom Thin as a broom He's full of gloom Going to meet his doom That was the version at my school... |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Jim McLean Date: 21 May 04 - 04:42 AM Sorry ..'Here COMES ..' |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Jim McLean Date: 21 May 04 - 04:41 AM A Paisley version was: Here comed the bride, Doon Causeyside, See how she waggles Her big backside. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Mary Humphreys Date: 20 May 04 - 06:01 PM My father, who was a Liverpudlian, used to sing me this: Here comes the bride Big fat and wide. Here comes the carriage And she can't get inside.... Mary |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Joe Offer Date: 20 May 04 - 05:54 PM Amos, have you ever heard anybody sing the Dragnet theme, "la-la LA-la"? Everybody in the world hears "DUNH." See? It goes to show you. -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Nigel Parsons Date: 20 May 04 - 01:54 PM I recall: Here comes the bride, Forty inches wide. Here comes the Vicar, Forty inches thicker!" Nigel |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Amos Date: 20 May 04 - 01:33 PM Can't be the orginal set!! A |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: GUEST,AD Date: 20 May 04 - 09:57 AM Here comes the dyke, all dressed in white A journey that seems like a million miles Lovely to see, marching to thee Sweet love united for eternity Defining moment, love that's gay Saying 'I do's', untraditional way Rush to the altar under a rainbow flag Love now triumphant, fully recognized Making history, singing 'Marry Us!' Flowers of beauties with matching orange ties Here comes the dyke, all dressed in white Exchanging vows as partners for life Lovely to see, marching to thee Sweet love united for eternity... |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: erinmaidin Date: 20 May 04 - 09:01 AM Didn't realize there were lyrics but imagine they must be some sort of lament! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: JennieG Date: 20 May 04 - 04:16 AM Here comes the bride Fair fat and wide See how she wobbles From side to side Here comes the groom Skinny as a broom He can't wobble Because there's no room! Good literature it ain't......but it's what we sang in school a thousand years ago. Cheers JennieG |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Amos Date: 20 May 04 - 02:28 AM Wow -- I never thought of Dunh-da-dunh-dunh having LYRICS!! Wodda concept! A |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Joe Offer Date: 19 May 04 - 11:51 PM Amos, I see AD posted the same lyrics, so maybe your credibility is increasing. I still believe it's just the first two lines that are "traditional" - those and a bunch of parodies. I think this may be a real phenomenon - a song that everybody knows the words to, except that it really doesn't have words. Like the "Dragnet" theme, maybe: "Dunh-da DUNH-dunh, Dunh-da DUNH-da DAHHHH." -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Cluin Date: 19 May 04 - 11:41 PM How I remember we sung it in the schoolyard: Here comes the bride Tall, fat and wide I might have said She was good in bed But then I would have lied Here comes the groom Riding on a broom He saw her behind And changed his mind And swept out the room |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Amos Date: 19 May 04 - 11:08 PM Hell, Joe, I dunno!! Not my jurisdiction, really; it seemed appropriate but I don't know the provenance. A |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: GUEST,AD Date: 19 May 04 - 10:39 PM Although a number of melodies may be suitable music for weddings, there are two in particular from the world of classical music which are most frequently played. One is the Wedding March by Mendelssohn which is the incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. It became customary to play at marriage ceremonies from about the mid 19th Century. The other is the Bridal Chorus by Richard Wagner. This is associated with weddings because it is used in his opera Lohengrin at the marriage between the title character and Elsa. MIDI Here comes the bride, all fat and wide Doesn't she wiggle from side to side Here comes the bride, all fat and wide Ten pounds of mince meat walking by his side Guided by us, thrice happy pair Enter this doorway, 'tis love that unites All that is brave, all that is fair Love now triumphant forever unites Champion of virtue boldly advance Flower of beauty gently advance Here comes the bride, all dressed in white Sweetly, serenly in the soft glowing light Lovely to see, marching to thee Sweet love united for eternity |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Joe Offer Date: 19 May 04 - 10:31 PM Yeah, Amos, but is it authentic? I looked and looked, and could find no serious words for this, other than the first two lines. -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Amos Date: 19 May 04 - 10:04 PM One site offers this reaosnable verse: Here Comes the Bride Here comes the bride, All dressed in white, Sweetly, serenly in the soft glowing light. Lovely to see, marching to thee, Sweet love united for eternity. A |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 19 May 04 - 09:58 PM Here comes the bride, The groom is roped and tied. Soon he'll be branded On his quaking hide. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: GUEST,Julia Date: 19 May 04 - 09:50 PM AHA! here is the lyric I found to the tune of "Here comes the Bride" as I suspected from the opera Lohengrin by Richard Wagner This is a translation appearing in the Franklin Square song collection circa1885 Guided by us, thrice happy pair Enter this doorway, 'tis love that unites All that is brave, all that is fair Love now triumphant forever unites Champion of virtue boldly advance Flower of beauty gently advance Now the loud mirth of revelling is ended Night bringing peace and bliss has descended Fanned by the breath of happiness rest Closed to the world , by love only blest Guided by us, thrice happy pair Enter this doorway, 'tis love that unites All that is brave, all that is fair Love now triumphant forever unites Whew! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: GUEST,Julia Date: 19 May 04 - 09:43 PM Funny, I just came across a wedding song in an old Victorian songbook which I soundly rejected- I'll see if I can find it again. I believe the the tune "Here comes the Bride" as we know it is from an opera (Lohengrin?) and as such would have German Lyrics. It was made popular by Queen Victoria's daughter, who also made the white wedding dress popular, among other things. (hence, "all dressed in white"?) I have NEVER heard it sung, only played as a march, with a piece by Mendelsohn as a recessional. You could check a wedding traditions site. have fun- Julia |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Joybell Date: 19 May 04 - 09:11 PM Here comes the bride Fair fat and wide Ten pounds of mince meat Walking by her side. Never thought it was very good but that's how we sang it, in Melbourne, back in 1950. Joy |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 19 May 04 - 09:06 PM A few sites on google say they have lyrics, but a plug-in or something is required. All I ever heard at weddings was someone behind me saying 'Here comes the bride, here comes the bride, here comes....' over and over as the march was being played. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: Joe Offer Date: 19 May 04 - 08:54 PM You may well have a doozy of a question there. Everybody thinks they know the song, but maybe what you quotes is all there is. All I know of are parodies. Here are a couple:
all dressed in white. Stepped on a turtle, and down came her girdle. Here comes the bride all dressed in white slipped on a banana peel and went for a ride. Here comes the bride, all dressed in white I said I do, to marry you You said you'd carry a slob like me You said you'd carry a slob like me Bride in black Bride In Black by Rackets And Drapes |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 19 May 04 - 08:52 PM Here comes the bride Fair, fat and wide... That's all I remember... |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: LindsayInWales Date: 19 May 04 - 08:45 PM For us a 1950s Primary school parody was Here comes the bride All fat and wide Doesn't she wiggle From side to side |
Subject: Lyr Req: Here Comes The Bride From: GUEST Date: 19 May 04 - 07:51 PM Here comes the bride All dressed in white Does anybody know the complete lyics? Thanks. |
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