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25 Jun 23 - 07:57 PM (#4175490) Subject: Lyr Req: Archie Fisher William Wallace ballad From: GUEST,Barney Sloane Hi all, I recently stumbled upon Archie Fisher's appearance as a balladeer in the William Wallace episode of Churchill's People. It starts about 46m40s into this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSbvrDxqsS0 Anyway, I've been attempting to transcribe the ballad he sings (presumably it was written for the series?) and have had limited success - could anybody with sharper ears than my own possibly help fill in the gaps, please? Here's what I've got thus far: Seven long years since Falkirk Field Seven sore years of Edward's power Come unto me, the great king said And swear to live in peace For bloody strife has tired my soul And filled my heart with tears So Scotland's lords gave him their word And placed their hands in his They swore to serve him as their king Afore any other man Not one part ?????????? In pride and sinful scorn He swore to live or die alone For Scotland's freedom lost Thus did brave Wallace cry to said??????? Thus did the poor fool say Tell me good man, who is the fool When wise men practise roguery Say you, he's gone and Scotland's dead Ah, but did you see him die? Thanks in advance! |
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26 Jun 23 - 01:37 PM (#4175563) Subject: RE: Archie Fisher in Churchill's People From: GUEST,RA Both lines in question appear to end with the phrase "'tis said". The first line also appears to feature the word "rogue" but that's about all I can discern. |
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26 Jun 23 - 05:05 PM (#4175582) Subject: RE: Archie Fisher in Churchill's People From: GUEST Is that actually Archie, or an actor mouthing the words in the film? |
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27 Jun 23 - 03:54 PM (#4175674) Subject: RE: Archie Fisher in Churchill's People From: GUEST,Ian B To answer the previous question. Archie Fisher is listed as the Ballad Singer in the final credits. |
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27 Jun 23 - 05:53 PM (#4175682) Subject: RE: Archie Fisher in Churchill's People From: GUEST,Barney Sloane I think RA may just have helped me crack it, cheers! Seven long years since Falkirk Field Seven sore years of Edward's power Come unto me, the great king said And swear to live in peace For bloody strife has tired my soul And filled my heart with tears So Scotland's lords gave him their word And placed their hands in his They swore to serve him as their king Afore any other man But one apart, a rogue 'tis said In pride and sinful scorn He swore to live or die alone For Scotland's freedom lost Thus did brave Wallace cry, 'tis said Thus did the poor fool say Tell me good man, who is the fool When wise men practise roguery Say you, he's gone and Scotland's dead Ah, but did you see him die? It's an *enormously* frustrating series but there are occasional delights to be found therein - the final episode (Death or Liberty) features Ian Campbell singing The Hand-Loom Weavers' Lament and episode #19 (The Derry Boys) was scripted by one Dominic Behan. They can all be found tucked away on YouTube, if anyone's feeling morbidly curious. |
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04 Jul 23 - 08:14 AM (#4176085) Subject: RE: Archie Fisher in Churchill's People From: FreddyHeadey btw you can add that timestamp at the end of the URL https://youtu.be/TSbvrDxqsS0?t=45m38s idk why but sharing from my tablet uses youtu.be rather than youtube and youtube in the URL doesn't seem to work for me. |