Lyr Req: Suggest a song for translation

Subject: Suggest a song samples
From:
Date: 18 Jan 02 - 11:32 PM

Hi! I am Russian amateur poet. I am currently working on a project to translate to Russian samples of various kinds of English poetry.

Can you suggest me 2-3 folk-stile songs that have most powerful lyric? I would like to choose 1-2 samples of each: romantic song, heroic song, song about nature beauty.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Eugene

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Suggest a song for translation
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 12:27 AM

Wild Mountain Thyme is really beautiful.

I also really like When You and I Were Young Maggie.

Both of them are listed in the DigiTrad, up at the top of the Forum page. If you have any trouble finding them, just let us know.

If you are interested in some of the history behind the songs, along with some explanations of meanings, too, you might be interested in this thread: Song Origins.

Welcome to the Mudcat Cafe!

All the best,

kat

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Suggest a song for translation
From: swirlygirl
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 09:45 AM

The Grey Cock - shivery spine thing

Bows of London - dark and mystical

:)

xxx

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Suggest a song for translation
From: Brían
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 10:17 AM

For a romantic song you might try I ONCE LOVED A LAD.

Brían

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Suggest a song for translation
From: Brían
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 10:31 AM

I believe there is some Scottish dialect in there. Braid is Broad, I sell my love should be I saw my love, For corrach, I came up with steep, precipitous. Ther may be a couple of garbled words.

Brían

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Suggest a song for translation
From:
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 11:18 PM

Thank you all very much.

"Wild Mountain Thyme" I will definetly attempt. "Bows of London" I did not find. Other songs I will have in mind.

Any more suggestions? Any particular sailor or battle song should I try?

Thanks again, Eugene.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Suggest a song for translation
From: GUEST,BigDaddy
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 11:13 PM

"Grey Funnel Line" for a good sailor song. "Scots What Hae Wi' Wallace Bled" is a good battle song but "The Minstrel Boy" would probably be easier.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Suggest a song for translation
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 23 Jan 02 - 08:21 AM

Battle songs - my vote would go to "the agincourt carol", but the english is very archaic. On the other hand, "General Wolfe" is about a very heroic man, and I think is a lovely lyric...