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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GUEST,Diolch Date: 13 Feb 22 - 01:40 PM Norma Waterson's version of FLOWER OF SWEET STRABANE on her collection Bright Shiny Morning mentions May in the first verse, although other versions I've heard don't (e.g. Margaret Barry, or Paddy Tunney). The folk process in action presumably. Norma's lyrics: https://mainlynorfolk.info/watersons/songs/flowerofsweetstrabane.html |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Felipa Date: 06 Feb 22 - 07:14 PM THE PRIDE OF THE SPRINGFIELD ROAD aka THE COTTON MILL SONG I took my love out for a walk in the merry month of May. The birds were singing sweetly as we went along the way. https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=51243#781292 youtube: Craobh Rua Houl' Yer Whisht |
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Subject: birthdays of Percy French and Pete Seeger From: Felipa Date: 25 Jan 22 - 09:03 PM I've been at a Zoom sing tonight 25 Jan celebrating the birthday of both Robbie Burns and Ewan MacColl by singing there songs. There were slightly more MacColl songs sung than Burns songs on this occasion. So I was thinking of other singers and songwriters whose birthdays we might commemorate. PERCY FRENCH ( (1 MAY 1854 – 24 January 1920) Mudcat thread The Songs of Percy French includes a list of the songs in a book by that title, with clickable links to those songs which can be found on the Mudcat site. see message posted by Joe Offer on 28 Sept 2008 Link to SONGS BY PERCY FRENCH posted below PETE SEEGER SONGS (3 MAY 1919 - 27 Jan 2014) If you search for Pete's name in this discussion, you will find mention of several recordings by Pete of the various May songs. Pete is not primarily known as a songwriter, but he did write quite a few songs including IF I HAD A HAMMER, TOMORROW IS A HIGHWAY, WAIST DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDY, MY RAINBOW RACE, ENGLISH IS CRAZY, and part of WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE. There is a Mudcat discussion thread entitled Pete Seeger songs Pete Seeger Top Songs on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kzn0uHnjRb34QVljcLkic-udh8zB3CQ6A |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 03 Dec 21 - 05:04 PM Thanks Reinhard , all the on-line translations seem a bit odd The following link appears to give a better translation of the second line but cannot be right with " There is some whine I never tasted before" https://www.lyrtran.com/Der-Mai-ist-gekommen-id-76295 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Reinhard Date: 01 Dec 21 - 09:21 AM That is a very strange word-for-word translation without any sense of language and phrasing. E.g. the second line "Die Bäume schlagen aus" means "The trees are budding", not "The trees are beating out". |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 01 Dec 21 - 06:36 AM Another German May song DER MAI IST GEKOMMEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usn8qpZdqGU Lyrics and Translationhttps://songstranslation.com/nena/der-mai-ist-gekommen/ |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: oldhippie Date: 30 Nov 21 - 01:50 PM MAY SONG (translated from German) How wonderful is Maytime With Flowers in bloom everywhere If she with me would stay In all the splendor of Maytime My heart would be happy and gay. I would that my beloved Were here my joy to share If she with me would stay In all the splendor of Maytime My heart would be happy and gay. As published in The Ditty Bag" 1946 by Janet Tobitt |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 30 Nov 21 - 08:14 AM THE KENT STATE MASSACRE The Kent State shootings, also known as the May 4 massacre and the Kent State massacre, were the killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970 in Kent, Ohio More from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#:~:text=The%20Kent%20State%20shootings%2C%20also,64%20km)%20south%20of%20Clev The Kent State Massacre- Barbara Dane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCb0v6TlRAo It Could Have Been Me - Holly Near (with dropdown lyrics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CadP4dRemYk&t=19s |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 30 Nov 21 - 08:02 AM GUEST, I get it - May You Never maybe not. |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GUEST Date: 30 Nov 21 - 04:50 AM https://youtu.be/LOi_wxypeGc |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Levana Taylor Date: 30 Nov 21 - 04:29 AM THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS Composed by Stan Ransom in 1992 for the 100th anniversary of the Adirondack Park. (recording) |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Levana Taylor Date: 30 Nov 21 - 04:12 AM May 20, 1892: The act is signed that creates the Adirondack Park. This date is also the birthday of Harold K. Hochschild, the founder of the Adirondack Museum. DON'T FORGET TO THANK HAROLD by Dan Berggren (recording 1992) On the twentieth of May in 1892, The Adirondack Park was brand-spanking-new. So was Harold Hochschild, that’s his birthday, too And he left a lot of presents for me and you |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Levana Taylor Date: 30 Nov 21 - 02:48 AM BLACKBERRY WINTER Written by Louise Mosrie and Mike Richardson On the first day of May, frost lay on the vine When just yesterday, it was warm as summertime But the North wind did bring her cold heart with her Now we're in the middle of a blackberry winter Lyrics Sung by Louise Mosrie on her album Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY7g0278Xb8 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 05 Nov 21 - 09:32 AM WITH HER HEAD TUCKED UNDERNEATH HER ARM On 19 May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn was executed by beheading. Many recordings of “ With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm “ on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=With+Her+Head+Tucked+Underneath+Her+Arm+ With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Her_Head_Tucked_Underneath_Her_Arm MUDCAT:DT Lyrics ANNE BOLEYN(R.L. Weston and Bert Lee.) @displaysong.cfm?SongID=297 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Levana Taylor Date: 28 Oct 21 - 01:40 AM SOUTH CAROLINA MOON Dan Berggren (2002) Video As I look across the porch tonight I see you sitting there, Resting with your eyes closed, rocking in the chair. We worked so hard clearing the yard and a thousand other things, But now they're done and I'm with the one who makes me want to sing. CHORUS (after each verse): At the end of a long, hard day, An unusually hot month of May, Shooting the breeze as we look through the trees At the South Carolina in the sky, At the South Carolina moon. It was ninety degrees when we stopped to eat, and hotter when supper was done. A ride in the boat was the only way to put up with the sun. As the river rolled on, with you in my arms, we let the day float away; Then back to the shore and I walked to the door of the porch at the end of the day. Sitting here with the one I love makes me feel so good; Just like when it's cold in winter and you know you've got lots of wood, Like a race that's won or a job well done -- I hope you feel it too: That feeling inside, there's nothing to hide, that's why I sing for you. |
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Subject: RE: Magherafelt May Fair From: Felipa Date: 26 Oct 21 - 04:51 PM please correct me/ That link is for the Magherafelt Hiring Fair see https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=72675 for the Magherafelt May Fair |
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Subject: RE: Magherafelt May Fair From: Felipa Date: 26 Oct 21 - 04:48 PM The lyrics for the Magherafelt May Fair are posted on Mudcat in a thread re Hiring Fair songs https://mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=925934 Other singers who recorded Magherafelt May Fair include Kevin Mitchell, Gemma Hasson and Maranna McCluskey, and Rosemary Nugent with the Pride of Erin Céili Band |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 26 Oct 21 - 06:00 AM ELLON FAIR T’was in the merry month of May When flowers had clad the landscape gay To Ellon fair I bent my way With hopes to find amusement. Lyrics in article about Bothy Ballads http://www.nefa.net/archive/songmusicdance/bothy/index.htm |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 24 Oct 21 - 04:36 PM MAGHERAFELT MAY FAIR: Many recordings on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=+%22The+Magherafelt+May+Fair%22 Seamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music at Boston College Libraries: Music, Info, Lyrics & Recording https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/542 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 17 Aug 21 - 07:57 PM JACK THE SAILOR Well, as I walked out one May morning By the seaside as I was a-walking 'Twas there I saw a pretty maid Along with her father talking. Mainly Norfolk: Lyrics & Info https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/jackthesailor.html Chris Foster at the Gypsy Davey Folk Club,at 57mins, sings Jack The Sailor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5820n1glAw |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 17 Aug 21 - 06:45 PM British Library Sounds, Steve-Gardham-Collection https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Steve-Gardham-Collection/025M-C1009X0008XX-1800V0 Link to BALL OF YARN posting above |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 17 Aug 21 - 09:51 AM LITTLE BALL OF YARN on the twenty-first of May I was passing by that way On the way to my grandfather's farm When I saw a pretty maid and unto her I said, 'Can I wind up your little ball of yarn?' Another version of The Little Ball Of Yarn From An East Riding Songster, collected and edited by Steve Gardham, 1982 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GerryM Date: 07 Aug 21 - 09:22 AM LEDGE - END OF THE FIDDLER by Nick Apollonio. Now the fiddler and Jim Brown set out on the thirty-first of May To play the dance at Rockland thirteen miles across the bay With the wind southeast on the sunlit sea their pinky skipped along Their hearts were full as the rising moon and the air was full of song. [Also, the last stanza mentions June.] Recording by Gordon Bok. |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 18 Jul 21 - 11:50 AM THE GALWAY SHAWL Mainly Norfolk:Lyrics & Info https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/thegalwayshawl.html Many recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Galway+Shawl MUDCAT:Origins: Galway Shawl - author /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=72825&messages=43 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GUEST,Jiggers Date: 18 Jul 21 - 08:06 AM THE GALWAY SHAWL
In Oranmore in the county Galway |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 25 Jun 21 - 06:09 PM AR BEN WAUN TREDEGAR Ar ben Waun Tredegar mae eirin a chnau Ar ben Waun Tredegar mae ’fale mis Mai. English Translation On Tredegar moor there are berries and nuts On Tredegar moor there are are apples in May, Various recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ar+Ben+Waun+Tredegar |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 24 Jun 21 - 05:09 PM WE’LL ALL GO A-HUNTING TODAY What a fine hunting day, it's as balmy as May, When the hounds to our village did come. Every friend will be there, and all troubles and care Will be left far behind them at home. Nick & Mally Dow English Folk Music Collection https://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Nick-and-Mally-Dow-Collection/025M-C1012X0018XX-0300V0 We'll All Go A-Hunting Today Song - The Watersons https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9ijZaeT_YEQ&list=RDAMVM9ijZaeT_YEQ Mainly Norfolk Lyrics & Info/ https://mainlynorfolk.info/watersons/songs/wellallgoahuntingtoday.html MUDCAT: Origins: The Hunting Day / Fine Hunting Day /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=147208 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 24 Jun 21 - 10:38 AM Thank you Felipa, THE ANGLESEY 'It was one fine day in the month o' May An' I was outward bound.' Peter Kasin - Anglesey. https://www.nps.gov/av/pwr/avElement/safr-TheAngleseycards.mp4 The Anglesey (a YouTube collaboration) [587-589] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1bQ0--oSbQ MUDCAT: Origins: (On Board) The Anglesey (from Hugill) /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=170031&messages=2 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Felipa Date: 24 Jun 21 - 08:32 AM The Anglesey (name of a boat) https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=170031 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 22 Jun 21 - 01:05 PM CAPTAIN WOODSTOCK’S COURTSHIP As I rode out one May morning Down by a shady lane. I met with Captain Woodstock, The keeper of the game Captain Woodstock's Courtship · Ian & Sylvia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKseqHNJejs A version of "Captain Wedderburn's Courtship", set in May. |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Felipa Date: 13 Jun 21 - 12:22 PM DH’EIRICH MI MOCH MADAINN CHEITEIN I should have included Dh'èirich mi moch madainn Chèitein , I rose early on a May morning. Here is a performance byAinsley Hamill & Alistair Paterson -------------------------- Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim "traces his interest in theatre to VERY WARM FOR MAY, a Broadway musical he saw when he was nine." (Wikipedia article, source given as Henry, William A, III (December 7, 1987). "Master of the Musical; Stephen Sondheim Applies a Relentless". Time.) Link to post below by henryp DH’ÉIRICH MI MOCH MADAINN CHÈITEIN (I arose early on a May morning) |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Felipa Date: 11 Jun 21 - 06:13 PM There are so many May songs that we should have twice as many singarounds in the month of May as we have in any other month. ' I'm thinking of a thread just for songs in Scottish Gaelic with the word Cèitean (May) in them. Or the alternatives, Maigh (a' Mhaigh) or Bealtainn . Bealtainn is the Celtic May day, but in Irish Bealtaine is also the modern name for the month of May. THOIR MO SHORAIDH THAR GHUNANIDH Thoir Mo Shoraidh Thar Ghunanidh has the lines Far an cluinnear a' chuthag Air gach bruthach ro Bhealltainn. Rachel Walker singing Thoir Mo Shoraidh Thar Ghunnaidh (Where the cuckoo is heard On every brae before the feast of Beltane (in May) THIG AN SMEORACH A’S T- EARRACH Thig An Smeòrach As t-Earrach Thig an smeòrach a's t-Earrach The thrush will come in spring Thig a' chuthag 's a'Chèitinn The cuckoo will come in May Bi gach eun anns a'choille And every bird in the forest Cumail coinneamh le chèile Will meet together Ishbel Macaskill singing Thig an Smeòrach as t-Earrach MO BHEANNACHD DHAN BHAILLIDH UR Mo Bheannachd dhan Bhaillidh Úr 'S fhuair thu i 'n Cèitean a h-òig'. You won her in the May of her youth Mo Bheannachd dhan Bhaillidh Úr sung by Julie Fowlis but without the line about an Cèitean Tha mo Ghaol air Ard a' Chuan is already listed. I'm sure there are many more! |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Felipa Date: 07 Jun 21 - 06:22 PM THE WEAVER AND THE FACTORY MAID The Weaver and the Factory Maid (which goes under other similar titles such as the Weaver and his Sweetheart, the Weaver and the Factory Maid, The Handweaver and the Factory Maid; has a verse My father to me scornful said How could you fancy a factory maid When you could have girls fine and gay And dressed like to the QUEEN OF MAY https://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/theweaverandthefactorymaid.html (I've searched this thread for the word "weaver" and didn't find it, so I think this entry is not a repetition of any previous listings) |
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Subject: What about a tune called The First of May? From: Felipa Date: 07 Jun 21 - 03:50 PM FIRST OF MAY HORNPIPE I pressed send by accident The First of May hornpipe does have several other names info from Dick Glasgow's video notes "The hornpipe was published around 1826 in Scotland in Anderson's Fifty New Scottish and Irish Reels and Hornpipes under the title 'Lady Harrington's Reel'. "The melody was employed as the vehicle for the song 'The Little Skillet Pot'/'Colcannon', composed by 78 rpm-era singer and uilleann piper Shaun O'Nolan." tune sheets: https://tunearch.org/wiki/First_of_May_(1) https://thesession.org/tunes/1627 Does the Colcannon song qualify as a May song if sung to the tune of the First of May? (I think that would be stretching it) |
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Subject: What about a tune called The First of May? From: Felipa Date: 07 Jun 21 - 03:43 PM There are several recordings posted on youtube of a hornpipe entitled The First of May |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 02 Jun 21 - 03:55 PM APRIL SHOWERS Al Jolson - "April Showers" Though April showers may come your way, They bring the flowers that bloom in May. So if it's raining, have no regrets, Because it isn't raining rain, you know, It's raining violets. April Showers - Al Jolson (1921) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Z0odJJj00 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 02 Jun 21 - 03:54 PM From folkradio 1 May 2017; Lisa Knapp seems to have a fascination with May: in 2012 she released Hunt The Hare: A Branch Of May. Accordingly, Till April Is Dead is made up of equal parts darkness and light. It is clear from the first sounds of opener The Night Before May Day that this is not your average folk album. The second track, Till April Is Dead, experiments even further. Staines Morris delves further into the darker and stranger traditions of May Day celebration. Although only brief and to all intents slight, May Garland might be the album’s centrepiece. Bedfordshire May Day Carol takes a more traditional approach. Don’t You Go A Rushing Maids In May is perhaps the album’s simplest and prettiest song. Pleasant Month Of May, a song from the Copper family of Sussex, takes a similar tack, its raunchy meaning scarcely hidden even before the percussive, ecstatic conclusion. The recordings of birdsong and themes of unity that begin the album’s final song, Padstow May Song, neatly bring the album full circle, |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 01 Jun 21 - 08:53 AM ALL AROUND THE MAYPOLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtpJPsInrDo |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 01 Jun 21 - 05:57 AM CE FU EN MAI June Tabor Ce Fu En Mai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw5FpAYMYbw&list=PLerscO8QErxJQBSOnwHe6nxAAqOWKWxh6&index=82 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 31 May 21 - 07:44 PM Thank you for this song Felipa REBEL SOLDIER Rebel Soldier - Waylon Jennings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TzcyNwZU-Q The Rebel Soldier · Bobby Horton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrWVqKE8U40 The Rebel Soldier (Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPY-XNdLJ4 The Rebel Soldier · Tennessee Ernie Ford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okWwVCtoj5c |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 31 May 21 - 11:14 AM "Oh, shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky. I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June or July Snowtime ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon, So shine on, shine on harvest moon - for me and my gal!" Annoying song that omits March, April and May! |
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Subject: the Federal Soldier From: Felipa Date: 30 May 21 - 07:10 PM CND mentioned the Federal Soldier in post to this discussion in March, with a link to a recording of the Gandydancer String Band. It's a version of the Rebel Soldier and Charlie Baum posted lyrics in Mudcat on 26 Jan 2006. See his message at https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=50984 |
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Subject: when I was a young girl (One Morning in May) From: Felipa Date: 30 May 21 - 07:06 PM https://secondhandsongs.com/work/142209 "This traditional ballad concerning a woman cut down in her prime due to her drinking and other "sinful" activities has been found in the eastern part of the United States. The theme is related to 'The Cowboy's Lament' and 'St. James Infirmary Blues'. Texas Gladden's version of this song was recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress in 1941. Several well-known singers including Nina Simone and Barbara Dane based their performances on the Gladden recording." ONE MORNING IN MAY (3) When I was, a young girl I used to seek pleasure, When I was a young girl I used to drink ale; Right out of the alehouse and into the jailhouse, Out of a barroom and down to my grave. Come Papa, come Mama, and sit you down by me, Come sit you down by me and pity my case; My poor head is aching, my sad heart is breaking, My body's salivated and I'm bound to die. Go send for the preacher to come and pray for me; Go send for the doctor to heal up my wounds; My poor head is aching, my sad heart is breaking, My body's salivated, and Hell is my doom. I want four young ladies to bear up my coffin, I want three young maidens to carry me on, And each of them carry a bunch of wild roses, To lay on my body as I pass along. One morning, one morning, one morning in May, I spied this young lady all clad in white linen, All clad in white linen and cold as the clay. as sung by Texas Gladden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVeC1Uzadoo One Morning in May - Hally Wood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u71qMrQu9s |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Felipa Date: 30 May 21 - 06:55 PM There is at least one song listed here called "One Morning in May" . I clicked on a link, and it wasn't the song I have in mind, so I'm not sure whether or not the following song has already been proposed. ONE MORNING IN MAY (2) One morning in May, as I carelessly did stray to view the green meadows, and the lambs sport and play, in the clear morning dew, as I lay down to muse, a fair maiden of honour appeared in my view. Says I, “Pretty maid, how happy we could be for it is so ordained, love, that married we should be. Let me not see you frown, for this heart is your own.” But as these words were spoken, sure the tears trickled down. “Come dry up your tears. You have nothing to fear. I have roamed through the green fields for many’s the long year.” But as the birds sang so sweet, this young man proved his deceit, saying, “Adieu, pretty fair maid. We shall never more meet.” “With my snuffbox and cane, the whole world I would range, like Venus or Diana in search of her swain. While the moon does shine clear, I will mourn for my dear over mountains, clear fountains, where no-one would hear.” “And there’s one thing I know; and that before I go. I shall never return, love, to hear your sad woe. And there’s another thing I know; and that before I go. That the ranger and the stranger have many’s the foe.” sung by Christa Burch sung by Len Graham discussed on a Mudcat thread |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 30 May 21 - 12:21 PM Thank you Felipa , I investigated and found that "The Banks of the Roses" is often a murder ballad which doesn't mention getting married in May but below are some links where your married in May verse is sung . And when I get married t'will be in the month of May When the leaves they are green and the meadows they are gay And me and me true love we'll sit and sport and play By the lovely sweet banks of the roses BANKS OF THE ROSES (THE) The Banks of the Roses - The Dubliners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TaICG7bnHk Luke Kelly Banks Of The Roses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvl7DHPiU04 Banks Of The Roses · Nathan Carter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXoLf3ZXMjY On the Banks of the Roses - The Corrie Folk Trio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOiM1UmjPjM The Barra MacNeils - Banks of the Roses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3MzZlEvCJY |
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Subject: RE: Banks of the Roses From: Felipa Date: 29 May 21 - 12:45 PM I don't see "Banks of the Roses" on the list. It is related to The Nightingale (to hear the Nightingale sing) and the Fiddlng Soldier, but this fiddler doesn't jilt the lover. Rather, she says her father wouldn't approve. versions of the Banks of the Roses are in the Digital Tradtion; it can be a June song as well but I learned: If ever I get married, twill be in the month of May When meadows they are green, and flowers they are gay And me and my true love will sit and sport and play By he lovely sweet banks of the roses. There are also versions in which nasty Johnny is a murderer, but the ones in the DT don't mention amonth, either May or June or anything else, in the lyrics given. The DT variant which is close to what I know is https://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=494 |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 29 May 21 - 06:45 AM
HAIL HAIL THE FIRST OF MAY |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GUEST,Jiggers Date: 29 May 21 - 01:40 AM I was born in May. I am delighted by that. It must be the most song celebrated month. Last May was the sunniest on record due no doubt to climate change. As an allotment owner I had to go and water the young seedlings I planted on a regular basis. Now we have a wet May, which is good for allotment owners and bad for everyone else, apart from farmers etc. May is such a contrast to a bleak mid-winter, made bleaker by covoid this time round. The light, the warmth, the growth in nature, the hatchlings. May is almost gone now. What will June bring ? More flowers, more light, more heat, an equinox no doubt. |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: Reinhard Date: 29 May 21 - 12:36 AM That's a variant of the Swinton May Song which is already listed above; see the Mudcat thread Tune Req: Drawing Near to the Merry Month of May. |
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Subject: RE: Any May songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 28 May 21 - 06:15 PM DRAWING NEARER TO THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY MUDCAT :Digitrad Lyrics /mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1708 |
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