The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #75327   Message #1321584
Posted By: Joe Offer
09-Nov-04 - 12:40 PM
Thread Name: Origins: 'There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza'
Subject: RE: Origins: 'There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza'
You have to understand the limitations and methodology of the Traditional Ballad Index. The 1961 is the earliest date where the song is found in the books and recordings indexed by the Traditional Ballad Index. In the book Where Have All the Flowers Gone (1993), Seeger says the original song was "Lieber Heinrich." He says he doesn't know who translated it from the German or when. Apparently, he thinks he's using the original German tune.
The Belafonte recording of the song that I have is from his 1960 Carnegie Hall concert.
The Seeger recordings cited by the Traditional Ballad Index are: -Joe Offer-