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Subject: The Green Wood Laddie From: Suibhan Crawford Date: 11 Jul 97 - 01:06 PM Does anyone know the lyrics to this Irish song? |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE GREENWOOD LADDIE From: Wolfgang Hell Date: 15 Jul 97 - 04:49 AM here they are (as printed in P. Tunney, The Stone Fiddle): THE GREENWOOD LADDIE
1. You Muses assist me, there's none can resist me,
2. If you had seen my dearest, with the eyes of the clearest,
3. My parents, my darling, they slight you with scorn
4. For if I had the wealth of the East and West Indies
5. It's down in yon bower, we spent many's the long hour Enjoy it Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: The Green Wood Laddie From: Date: 15 Jul 97 - 08:16 AM the second "that" in line 2 should have been "whom" Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: The Green Wood Laddie From: Date: 15 Jul 97 - 07:17 PM For recording see "GAN DHA PHINGIN SPRE" by Mairead Ni Dhomhnaill on Gael Linn CEF CD 152 (1991) . bigj |
Subject: RE: The Green Wood Laddie From: Date: 15 Jul 97 - 07:37 PM PS re Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill's version which she got from Sean Corcoran who got it from Robert Cinnamond. v4 And it's down in yonder bower, I spent many's the long hour, A plucking wild flowers by yon clear winding shore,. It was his stolen kisses, caused my fondest wishes He'll be my Green Wood Laddie, whom I'll always adore. v5 And if I had the wealth of the East or West Indies, Or if I had the wealth of the African shore, Or if I could gain thousands,I'd lie in your bosom You'd be my Green Wood Laddie, whom I'd always adore. |
Subject: DT Correction: The Greenwood Laddie From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Sep 06 - 04:05 AM Here's the Traditional Ballad Index entry on this song: Greenwood Laddie, TheDESCRIPTION: Singer describes the beauty of her greenwood laddie. Her parents oppose the match because he has no riches, but she says "the more that they slight you, the more I'll invite you". She would still cherish him if she had the gold of the Indies or of Africa.AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (recorded from Charles Boyle) KEYWORDS: love beauty gold money lyric nonballad lover father mother FOUND IN: Ireland REFERENCES (1 citation): Kennedy 130, "The Greenwood Laddie" (1 text, 1 tune) Roud #2123 CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "The Banks of the Bann (I)" [Laws O2] (lyrics) Notes: In 1909 Joyce collected "The Greenwood Lad," but only the tune, and without seeing it I won't cite it as Earliest Date. This is similar in tone to "Banks of the Bann," and even shares a verse, but it's otherwise different enough that I split them without question. - PJS Kennedy speculates that this might be somehow connected with a Gaelic song, and that the youth's "green-ness" might have political significance. Which strikes me as a rather forced interpretation. - RBW File: K130 Go to the Ballad Search form The Ballad Index Copyright 2006 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. The version in the Digital Tradition is from Kennedy, Folksongs of Britain and Ireland. It's a pretty good transcription, but there are a couple of OCR errors. Here's a corrected text: THE GREENWOOD LADDIE If you had seen my dearest, and his eyes shine the clearest His cheeks like the red blood that's new-dropped in snow He is neat, tall and slender, and his hands soft and tender He'll be my greenwood laddie wherever he go. My parents, my darling, they slight you with scorn Because you have no riches wrapped up in store. But the more that they slight you, the more I'll invite you To be my greenwood laddie, till time is no more. For if I had the wealth of the East or West Indies Or I had the gold of the African shore, Or if I could gain thousands I'd lie on your bosom You'd be my greenwood laddie whom I'll always adore. It's down yonder bower I've spent many's the long hour A-pulling the flowers by yon clear winding shore; It was his stolen kisses caused my fondest wishes He'll be my greenwood laddie and the boy I adore. From Folksongs of Britain and Ireland, Kennedy @love filename[ GRNWDLAD TUNE FILE: GRNWDLAD CLICK TO PLAY RG apr00 I can't get the MIDI to work, but the downloadable version of the Digital Tradition has it. I can post a tune from Kennedy if somebody needs it. |
Subject: RE: The Greenwood Laddie From: The Sandman Date: 04 Sep 06 - 03:32 AM Ihave recorded this song so haveGraham AND EILEEN PRATT. |
Subject: RE: The Greenwood Laddie From: GUEST,mary jo Date: 04 Sep 06 - 11:49 AM Can this song be considered a ballad? I am singing a competition and want to get is passed by judges as a ballad...any insight? Some sources call it cong and others ballad...any insight or definitive source? mj. |
Subject: RE: The Greenwood Laddie From: Desert Dancer Date: 04 Sep 06 - 12:10 PM Sorry, lyric love song, not a ballad. (It's in the first person, and not narrative.) ~ Becky in Tucson |
Subject: RE: The Greenwood Laddie From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Sep 06 - 01:04 PM Some people stretch the term "ballad" to include just about everything. I've heard ballad defined as "the slow songs Elvis sang." Becky's criteria seem to be pretty good, but aren't there some first-person ballads? The song is listed in the Traditional Ballad Index (see above) - but as a "nonballad." Mary Jo, I would think your competition would have its own definition of "ballad" - better check with them. -Joe- |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE GREENWOOD LADDY From: Jim Dixon Date: 10 Sep 06 - 11:41 PM Here's the text from a broadside at Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads, Harding B 26(236): A NEW SONG, CALLED THE GREENWOOD LADDY 1. Ye muses assist me, no one can possess me Only that young man that I do adore, He's neat, tall, and slender, his hue soft and tender, He's my Green-wood lad, and the boy I adore 2. O yonder's my dearest. his eyes are the clearest His cheeks like the blood newly dropped down on snow, He's neat, tall, and slender, his hearts soft, and tender, Nature has formed him to be my overthrow. 3. Your parents my darling, owes you a great scorn, Because I'm not fit your companion to be, But do your endeavour my darling to please them, Court some other young man think no more of me. 4. If your parents, my darling owe me a great scorn, Because you'r not fit my companion to be, But the more they do slight you the more I'll invite you, You're the Greenwood lad and the boy I adore 5. Many's the hour we spent down in the bower, Kissing and courting in your sweet company, 'Twas your soft melting kisses gained my fond wishes, You're my greenwood lad and the boy I ador 6. O was I possess'd of the East or west Indias, Or was I possess'd of the African store, Or had I a thousand to my darling I'd give it You're my greenwood lad and the boy I adore 7. This couple they hurried and quickly got married, She has got her sweet heart with thousands in store, She seems quite contented there's none could prevent it, She got her greenwood lad and the boy she adored. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Greenwood Laddie From: GUEST,oldhippie Date: 11 Sep 06 - 04:42 PM Also recorded by Caroline Lavelle on her CD A Distant Bell. |
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