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Thread #94047 Message #1817755
Posted By: Snuffy
24-Aug-06 - 08:21 AM
Thread Name: Verses: Martin Said to His Man
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Martin said to his man
Malcolm,
According to this article Seventeenth Century Scottish Music by David Vavreck , there was a version published in Edinburgh in 1662. Vavrek states: The version above is based on John Forbes' version from his Cantus, Songs, and Fancies published in Edinburgh in 1662. The last verse is unique to the English version. I originally believed that the second verse (the one about the sheep) was to be found only in the Scottish version - which would be amusing - but I then discovered that the otherwise useful edition I was working from had been silently Bowlderized. This illustrates the perils of using modern editions of period texts.
As the version is merely "based on" Forbes, I have not posted it here. Is Vavrek a reliable source, and is Forbes known to you?