Lyr Add: Phyllis and Her Mother

Subject: Lyr Add: Phyllis and Her Mother
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 03:04 PM

Phyllis and Her Mother

Waiting for her shepherd lover,
Tra la ra lee Te ra le ra la
Little Phyllis took to cover
Tra le ra lee Te ra.
Into the bushes, she did creep,
And while waiting fell asleep.
Tee ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la,
Te ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la.

But her mother was suspicious;
Tra la ra lee Te ra le ra la
Stolen fruits are so delicious!
Tra le ra lee Te ra
After Phyllis she did creep,
Found the innocent fast asleep
Tee ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la,
Te ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la.

Pleased to find how well she'd taught her,
Tra la ra lee Te ra le ra la
Motherwise, she kissed her daughter.
Tra le ra lee Te ra
"Oh," sighed Phyllis, half awake
"Damon dear, how long you take!"
Tee ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la,
Te ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la.

Hear the angry mother screaming!
Tra la ra lee Te ra le ra la
Fright'ning Phyllis from her dreaming,
Tra le ra lee Te ra.
"Brazen hussy! You fooled me so!
"To a convent you shall go!"
Tee ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la,
Te ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la.

Phyllis shivered with misgiving,
Tra la ra lee Te ra le ra la
"That's not my idea of living."
Tra le ra lee Te ra.
"And if love is wrong," said she,
"Tell me how I came to be."
Tee ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la,
Te ra le ra lee Tee ra le ra la.

Trad, from singing of Richard Dyer-Bennet
Richard Dyer-Bennet 1 August 1955
DRO

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Phyllis and Her Mother
From: Deckman
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 05:26 AM

This is a GREAT song. But you've NEVER heard it sung until you've heard Don Firth's presentation! Bob

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Phyllis and Her Mother
From: Bill D
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 09:53 PM

or Bill D's presentation....*grin*..it is fun to milk for effect, that one is!...I have that Dyer-Bennet record, and have been singing that song since about 1963....

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Phyllis and Her Mother
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 12:59 AM

Great song, Dave. Here are Dyer-Bennet's notes from the CD booklet:

This song was published in Germany in 1799, and both poet and compower were given as anonymous. I got it from Sven Scholander in Stockholm, in 1935. The translation is my own, and more free than literal.

Anybody have the original German lyrics?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Phyllis and Her Mother
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 08 Dec 04 - 09:27 AM

I don't have the knowledge or facilities to create a MIDI of this for the DT, but if it's of any help I could make an MP3 to send to whoever might be willing to do that little jobbie. Let me know.

Dave Oesterreich