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Thread #111025   Message #2335447
Posted By: Mo the caller
08-May-08 - 01:31 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Soet Roosie Root
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Soet Roosie Root
Thanks. I have got the dots, and pat Shaw's dances, I was just curious about the words (and whether the pattern of repeats in the dance e.g. AABBCCBC, followed the song).
I couldn't find lyrics online either. I also asked the ECD list
and got this reply
'The Dutch "songs" in question were in fact piano arrangements of C19 Dutch folk tunes by Julius Röntgen and like many C19 tunes (cf. Morris dances), the words are long forgotten
Antony Heywood (Volksdansvereniging NVS, Holland)'

Not sure about the Morris damces, seem to recollect lots of lyrics to Morris tunes discussed here.