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Thread #143708 Message #3348031
Posted By: Richie
07-May-12 - 11:28 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Child Ballads: US Versions Part 2
Subject: RE: Origins: Child Ballads: US Versions Part 2
Hi,
I'm lost in the English/Scottish Child versions of No. 76 now, too many details. For example, Child B has several text mistakes:
According to Jamieson the "Tabean birben kame" in stanza 2 & 4 must denote, "an ivory comb made at Tabia." If you check Herd's original you will see that in the Child text "birben" is mispelled as "brirben."
The Child text in Stanza 5 [2] is also wrong: "It's a' cored oer with pearl" should be "It's a' cover'd oer with pearl."