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11 Feb 11 - 08:00 PM (#3093615) Subject: Lyr Add: LORD RENDAL From: Nigel Parsons Having searched for this by both title, and distinctive line "They were speckled and blotched" It appears not to be in the DT This version is from: "English Folk-Songs for Schools" (Curwen Edition 6051) collected and arranged by S Baring Gould, M.A. and Cecil J. Sharp, B.A. LORD RENDAL O where have you been to, Rendal my son? O where have you been, my sweet pretty one? I've been to my sweetheart; O make my bed soon, I'm sick to my heart and fain would lie down. O what did she give you, Rendal my son? O what did she give you, my pretty one? She gave me some eels; O make my bed soon, I'm sick to my heart and fain would lie down. O what colour were they, Rendal my son? O what colour were they, my pretty one? They were speckled and blotched; O make my bed soon, I'm sick to my heart and fain would lie down. O where did she get them, Rendal my son? O where did she get them, my pretty one? From hedges and ditches; O make my bed soon, I'm sick to my heart and fain would lie down. O where are your bloodhounds, Rendal my son? O where are your bloodhounds, my pretty one? They swelled and they died; O make my bed soon, I'm sick to my heart and fain would lie down. O that was strong poison, Rendal my son? O that was strong poison, my pretty one! You'll die, you'll die, Rendal my son, You'll die, you'll die, my sweet pretty one. NP |
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11 Feb 11 - 08:09 PM (#3093620) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Lord Rendal From: Nigel Parsons This is very similar to Lord Randall but the differences are sufficient to post it. It's also worth noting that the other version starts: Oh, where have you been, Lord Randal, my son? Oh, where have you been, my handsome young man? I have been with my sweetheart, mother, make my bed soon, For I'm sick to my heart and I fain would lie down. It seems a little strange that it appears to have a parent addressing a child as "Lord Randal". Surely a parent would only use the Christian/given name. I trust the tune is the same, but if anyone wants me to send a scan, they can add it in ABC or whatever! Cheers Nigel |