Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher / Anathea

Subject: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher
From: Jehane
Date: 11 Jan 22 - 11:06 AM

Did he sing this song himself? Does anyone have a recording of him singing it? Thanks.

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher
From: Mrrzy
Date: 12 Jan 22 - 04:44 PM

I just know the song from Hungarians. Never heard it done by a professional. But great song!

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher
From: Michael
Date: 12 Jan 22 - 05:12 PM

Sung by Dave and Toni Arthur on You tube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s9fn6Z7v9Q
Mike

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher
From: Susan of DT
Date: 12 Jan 22 - 05:49 PM

Annathea? in the DT (click)

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher
From: Reinhard
Date: 12 Jan 22 - 07:56 PM

Dave Bryant wrote in the thread Lyr Req: Anathea (from Judy Collins) in 2002: I heard Bert Lloyd sing it (Laszlo / Anna Feher) and he claimed to have translated it himself.

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher / Anathea
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Jan 22 - 01:18 AM

I wasn't able to find a Bert Lloyd recording. I did find a Hungarian recording of "Fehér László balladája" with an entirely different melody:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7S9cXRvAwU

And another:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JSNu63i6vE

Here's an English-language version by "Boxer John" which does not use the usual Judy Collins melody (but it doesn't use the Hungarian melody, either):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mulig1B55kQ

The song was collected by Bela Bartok, and A.L. Lloyd translated it into English. Was Bert Lloyd also the composer of the melody Judy Collins made popular?

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher / Anathea
From: The Sandman
Date: 13 Jan 22 - 05:07 AM

I do remember floor singers singing this song back in the early seventies, and introducing it as trad, and then a discussion about it afterwards that there was a connection with Bert Lloyd.
I am sure Dave Bryant was correct

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher / Anathea
From: Susan of DT
Date: 13 Jan 22 - 06:07 AM

I heard a Hungarian group sing it to the same tune Judy Collins used. They did not seem to be aware of the English version, so it is likely that tune is the "original".

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher / Anathea
From: Jehane
Date: 04 Feb 22 - 11:42 AM

Thanks for the info.
I don't think Bert sang it at all often.

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd singing Laszlo Feher / Anathea
From: Jack Campin
Date: 04 Feb 22 - 03:31 PM

It's got at least as many variants as Barbara Allen. I think Bartok alone collected 200 of them.