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27 Jan 98 - 05:07 PM (#20040) Subject: Lyrics for Rose of Allendale? From: Cyd I had the lyrics at one time, but need to find them again. The words are difficult to understand on the album I have. Thanks! Cyd |
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27 Jan 98 - 06:01 PM (#20042) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Rose of Allendale? From: Barry Try a search under a different spelling Sweet Rose Of Allandale (not All e ndale), it's in there & a breif thread in the search fourm. Written by Dibden in 1776 and like many of his other pieces found a home at sea. Gale Huntington has it in 'Songs The Whaleman Sung', it's pretty close to what's in the DT (don't know if the music's close) except there's no refrain in Huntington, who also has close versions from the logs of 3 ships; the Cortes 1847, the Euphrasia 1849 & the Minervat Smythe 1852. From thejournal of the Nauticon 1848 comes another version called "Mary's Cot" exchanging kind letters & token rings & Mary leaving her Highland cot. From the Frances Henrietta 1835 comes the more remote version "The Beacon Light" Barry |
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27 Jan 98 - 08:03 PM (#20051) Subject: Lyr Add: MARY'S COT and THE BEACON LIGHT From: Barry Huntington calls this a traditional version of The Rose Of Allendale. (it's spelled with an e ). MARY'S COT The morn was clear the morn serene Not a breath came o're the sea When Mary left her Highland cot To wander forth with me Come change your ring with me my love Come change your ring with me And that will be a token Whilst I am on the sea Whilst I am on the sea my love Not knowing where I am I'll write to you in letters From a far & distant land> For I have journeyed o're many lands I have sailed on every sea And Egypt's parching burning sands No strangers are to me the 'come change your ring with me' & 'I'll write (kind) letters', I wouldn't be surprised if Mary changed her name to Nancy. THE BEACON LIGHT Darkness was deepening on the seas And still the hulk drove on No sail to answer to the breeze Mast & cordage gone Gloomy & clear the course of fear Each looked but for the grave When full in sight the beacon light Came streaming o're the wave Then wildly rose the gladdening shout Of all that hardy crew Boldly they put the helm about And through the surf they flew Storms were forgot toil heeded not And loud the cheer they gave As full in sight the beacon light Came streaming o'er the wave And gaily oft the tale they told When they were safe on shore How hearts had sunk & hope grown cold Amid the bellows roar That not a star had shone afar By its pale beam to save When full in sight the beacon light Came streaming o're the wave Barry |
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27 Jan 98 - 10:30 PM (#20060) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Rose of Allendale? From: Barry I'll have to try typing those two versions again tomorrow, can't figure why they didn't appear. Barry |
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27 Jan 98 - 10:50 PM (#20064) Subject: Lyr Add: MARY'S COT and THE BEACON LIGHT From: Barry MARY'S COT
The morn was clear the morn serene
Come change your ring with me my love
Whilst I am on the sea my love
For I have journeyed o're many lands I'm betting with the changing of rings & the writing of (kind) letters that Mary could pass herself off as Nancy. THE BEACON LIGHT
Darkness was deepening on the seas
Then wildly rose thegladdening shout
And gaily oft the tale they told Barry |
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28 Jan 98 - 12:35 AM (#20073) Subject: Lyr Add: THE ROSE OF ALLENDALE (from Mary Black) From: Les in MT Mary Black's version of this gives me cold chills - these lyrics are very close to what she does
The morn was fair, the skies were clear, no breath came o'er the sea,
Where'ere I wandered, east or west, though fate began to lour,
And when my fevered lips were parched on Afric's burning sands, |
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02 Feb 98 - 06:48 PM (#20500) Subject: Lyr Add: THE ROSE OF ALLENDALE (from L Morrissey) From: Teru I don't know which genre of music this song belongs to. Anyway, Louise Morrissey sings this song in her CD "WHEN I WAS YOURS" (Ritz Productions, 1990) as below. The lyrics are almost the same as those by Mary Black.
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3. By the way, according to Philip's School Atlas, Allendale is a name of a town in Northumberland, England. Is that right? Did Mary leave Highland, Scotland and go to Allendale? Does anyone know more about this song? Teru, Japan |
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03 Aug 98 - 10:33 AM (#33984) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Rose of Allendale? From: Thomas Thanks to all folks on this website for their lyrics. I also was searching for the "rose of allendale" via search engine and this was the only site I could find (I used lycos) Thomas, Munich (Germany) |
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26 Dec 99 - 11:59 PM (#154410) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Rose of Allendale? From: Malcolm Douglas The Bodleian Library Broadside Collection here has a number of examples of The Rose Of Allendale, dated (tentatively) between 1819 and 1860. Although a few small details of wording differ, they are all credited to "Charles Jeffrys" (sic). No chorus is given; that may have come with the sheet music proper (I believe that copies are extant) or have been added later. Since Dibdin's work was very well known at the time, that would seem to discount him as a possible author. That is not to say, of course, that Jefferys may not have based his lyrics on earlier songs in the same genre, as mentioned above. The Copper Family (A Song For Every Season, Leader Records LEA 4046, 1971) credit the song thus: "words by Charles Jefferys, music by S.Nelson." If I recall correctly, Mary Black got the song from Nic Jones, who in turn had it from the Coppers. Jones' recording of the song (with Banddogs) is probably where the "traditional" label crept in. Interestingly, the tune as usually sung nowadays is apparantly based on a (general) mis-hearing of the Copper Family version; a line of harmony has been assumed to be a melody line. A few years back, one of the UK folkmusic radio programmes broadcast a version taken directly from the original sheetmusic to demonstrate this. Regrettably, I missed it, and so have no idea which part it was! Jean Redpath's version, differing only by a few words and recorded on LOWLANDS, Philo Records PH1066, 1986 (in the database here) also gives the Jeffery (sic)/Nelson attribution, and mentions its publication in A Book Of Scottish Song (Blackie & Son, 1843). Presumably it was written a bit earlier than that; I'd be very interested to hear any further information anyone may have. Allendale is in Hexhamshire, Northumberland (England), by the way. Malcolm |
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27 Dec 99 - 09:16 AM (#154448) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Rose of Allendale? From: kendall I first heard this done by the Corries in Scotland, but, they drove it right along. Mary Black did it in 3/4 time and that makes it prettier. |
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28 Dec 99 - 07:13 AM (#154757) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Rose of Allendale? From: Ralf Weihrauch Do not forget the Copper Familys Version. It is by far the most beautiful I have heard. |
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28 Dec 99 - 12:27 PM (#154824) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Rose of Allendale? From: Malcolm Douglas Thanks to "Anonymous" on another thread, I've just now located sheet music. It's at the Levy Sheet Music Collection -search for "allandale" (spelt with an "a"). There are .jpgs of three editions, printed in New York and Baltimore (no dates) with piano accompaniment. I still don't know where the song originated, but if it were an American composition, that might explain the curious placing of Allandale/Allendale in the Highlands. Possibly some confusion with the River Annan in Dumfries? Malcolm |
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20 Mar 20 - 03:57 PM (#4040988) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rose of Allendale From: GUEST,John Canfield The morn was fair, the sky was clear, no breath rose from the sea, When Mary quit her highland cot, and wander'd forth wi' me. Though flow'rs bedeck'd the mountainside, And fragrance fill'd the vale, By far the fair- est flow- er there, Was the Rose of Allendale. Sweet Rose of Allendale (2x) By far the fair- est flow- er there, was the Rose of Allendale. Where'er I wander'd East or West, Though faith began to lour, A solace she still was to me, In sorrow's lonely hour, When tempest wrack'd our lonely barque, And rent the quivering sail, One maiden form withstood the storm, 'Twas the Rose of Allendale. Sweet Rose of Allendale (2x) One maiden form withstood the storm, 'Twas the Rose of Allendale. And when my fever'd lips were parch'd Off Afric's burnin' sands, She'd whisper hopes of happiness, And tales of distant lands. My life had been a wilderness, Unblessed by fortune's gale, Had fate not linked my lot with hers, The Rose of Allendale. Sweet Rose of Allendale (2x) Had fate not linked my lot with hers, The Rose of Allendale. (Repeat 1st Chorus to close). |
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20 Mar 20 - 06:53 PM (#4041028) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rose of Allendale From: rich-joy Since this thread's come up again, I hafta say that I'm rather partial to the version by my late beloved, Paul Lawler, then of Darwin!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXYT1oeeUvg R-J :) |
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20 Mar 20 - 07:38 PM (#4041037) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rose of Allendale From: Georgiansilver Rose of Allendale |
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23 Mar 20 - 03:20 AM (#4041476) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rose of Allendale From: r.padgett well I have checked the many versions being sung and originally written to find that I am the only one who sings "lea" rather than the original "sea" made more sense to have "lea" ~ can only assume that the original song place was by the seaside! I was a bit unhappy that the song should become a sea song Memory plays tricks of course Ray |
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23 Mar 20 - 04:12 AM (#4041482) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rose of Allendale From: GUEST,Jon Dudley For us it is the perfect song with which to finish a concert (if that doesn't sound too grand). Guaranteed to get the audience singing with its wonderful chorus, it is a strangely emotional song to sing as a family. |