The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #7307 Message #44199
Posted By: stonejohn
04-Nov-98 - 01:16 PM
Thread Name: HYMNS and Folk Tunes?
Subject: RE: HYMNS and Folk Tunes?
Joe, 5554D refers to the syllables in each line, count 'em: Morn-ing has bro-ken, etc. the "D" means doubled, so, the verse goes 5,5,5,4 twice