>>From: Bonnie Shaljean
>>Date: 23 Jan 08 - 09:56 AM
>>
>>That applies to songs in one's own language too, many of which are
>>hundreds of years old (and in the case of English/French/Etc, from
>>another country).

Absolutely and the value of them is the feelings & meaning that they
evoke for us. Unless you're attempting to achieve some sort of
accurate historical re-enactment, the worth of any performance should,
IMHO, be judged on its own terms rather than on some arbitrary
criteria decided by third parties that only serve to stifle the
creative process.

ETO