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06 Feb 02 - 03:05 PM (#644020) Subject: Words to Humpty Dumpty From: Ditchdweller Far from being an egg, the original Humpty Dumpty was a Royalist ½ culvern cannon destroyed in the Siege of Colchester during the Civil War. (The real one, not the American re-run). What we now know as the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty is apparently the chorus of a Roundhead marching song. Has anyone got the words for at least some of the verses??? |
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06 Feb 02 - 03:38 PM (#644049) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: Herga Kitty Oh dear, Sapper 82, you've just reminded me of the definition I heard of Humpty Dumpty on "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" last year (I think perpetrated by Graeme Garden) as "someone who's been humped and dumped"... Sorry I can't help with song words. Kitty |
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06 Feb 02 - 03:44 PM (#644056) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: GUEST Prof. Daube's Cochester Cannon spoof (1956) was disposed of in a thread here quite some time ago. |
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06 Feb 02 - 04:04 PM (#644070) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: gnu was pushed ! |
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06 Feb 02 - 04:14 PM (#644080) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: katlaughing Here's the place where Prof. Daube was mentioned: click here and look for the posting with no name; and, here is where this has been discussed before: Humpty Dumpty was pushed. Not sure if either of those is exactly what you were/are looking for, Sapper. kat |
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07 Feb 02 - 01:13 AM (#644337) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: Blackcatter Nice to know that war with 646,392 casualties is not considered a real war...
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07 Feb 02 - 03:50 AM (#644370) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: Sarah the flute Has anyone got the words to the French parody of this Un petit d'un petit Sorry seem to be in French mode at the moment but this is a serious request. Apparently there's a whole book of them. Anyone know what it's called? |
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07 Feb 02 - 08:13 AM (#644441) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: manitas_at_work Un petit, un petit, S'etonnaint aux Halles Un petit, un petit, A degres t'falle The grandchild of a grandchild was astonished (impressed?) by the Halles (the French Stock Exchange) and was gradually corrupted. I have (or had) the books somewhere - I'll see if I can find them again. E cure, E cure d'Hoc... |
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07 Feb 02 - 12:48 PM (#644606) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: The Walrus at work Blackcatter, "...Nice to know that war with 646,392 casualties is not considered a real war... " I think it's just a reaction to continued American refrences to their civil war with the definite article and no national qualifiers (Always "The Civil War" seldom "The American Civil War"). Walrus |
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07 Feb 02 - 01:19 PM (#644625) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: Mrrzy Et, qui rit des curés d'Oc? Un petit d'un petit ... is how I remember it, but I don't have the book here either. It's from Mots D'Heures, Gousses, Rames (words of the hour, cloves of garlic, oars - pronounced Mother Goose Rhymes, loosely speaking). |
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07 Feb 02 - 01:19 PM (#644626) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: Mrrzy That should read A, degré te falle, sorry! |
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07 Feb 02 - 07:02 PM (#644848) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: Snuffy "Nowadays we think of Humpty Dumpty as an egg, but there are several meanings given to this Rhyme. It was said to have been a huge war machine built in the reign of Charles I. The plan was that soldiers would hide in the machine, it would roll down a hill, over a river and up to the walls of the city of Gloucester. Unfortunately it collapsed in the river and many soldiers were drowned" Taken from "Chester's Easiest Nursery Rhymes" (Pre-Grade 1 to Grade 1 - so it must be right!! They wouldn't be allowed to misinform our youngest musicians, would they? WassaiL! V |
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08 Feb 02 - 03:38 AM (#645132) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: Sarah the flute I shall look up mots d'heures on my library machine - does anyone know who wrote it? Sarah |
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08 Feb 02 - 06:53 AM (#645200) Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty From: Manitas_at_home I have N'Heures Souris Rames translated by Ormode de Kay and published by Grafton. ISBN 0-586-21744-4 |