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18 Jan 98 - 05:01 PM (#19432) Subject: re:I'LL TWINE 'MID THE RINGLETS(wildwood flr) From: pete savage this delightful song is in the data base of course, but does anyone know what "aronautus with eyes of bright blue" is? |
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18 Jan 98 - 06:24 PM (#19438) Subject: RE: re:I'LL TWINE 'MID THE RINGLETS(wildwood flr) From: Bill D that phrase was the subject of a LOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGG thread in rec.music.folk many months ago....it seems that there are 20 or more interpretations of what exactly what the original phrase was...'pale & the leader', 'pale Aminitas', 'islip so blue'...etc. botanists have joined the fray, trying to identify possible flowers...the final answer seems to be that no one can really tie it down...suggestions cheerfully welcomed... |
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19 Jan 98 - 12:57 PM (#19476) Subject: RE: re:I'LL TWINE 'MID THE RINGLETS(wildwood flr) From: dick greenhaus Obviously (as Bob Pfeffer pointed out) a mis-hearing of I will swine with my piglets... |
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20 Mar 03 - 07:09 PM (#914887) Subject: RE: re:I'LL TWINE 'MID THE RINGLETS(wildwood flr) From: GUEST,jimhigh@hotmail.com I will twine with my ringlets of of raven black hair----------------- The "arrownetta" supposedly was a mountian flower Jim Hightower |
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20 Mar 03 - 08:41 PM (#914961) Subject: RE: re:I'LL TWINE 'MID THE RINGLETS(wildwood flr) From: GUEST,Q See thread 4074 for speculation about the flower names. Names of flowers were often local, and we have no way of knowing what plant is meant by any of the flowers named in the song, original or mangled by mis-hearings. See: Midst the ringlets |
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29 Aug 04 - 09:42 AM (#1259436) Subject: RE: re:I'LL TWINE 'MID THE RINGLETS(wildwood flr) From: GUEST I'm so happy to know that I'm not the only one who's been confused by the lyrics of The Wildwood Flower. I have the Carter Family version on LP and Mother Maybelle is definitely hard to understand. I have heard so many versions of "the pale emenitus and eyeslip so blue". I never realized that there were so many others inquiring about the original words. I suppose it will remain an unsolved mystery. I believe that Maybelle Carter was truly a down-home lady who simply sang the words she thought she heard. |
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29 Aug 04 - 01:56 PM (#1259514) Subject: RE: re:I'LL TWINE 'MID THE RINGLETS(wildwood flr) From: Q (Frank Staplin) The main thread, 4074, has the original 19th century song and several versions of Wildwood Flower. Wildwood Flower |
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12 Nov 13 - 02:31 PM (#3575057) Subject: RE: Re: I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (Wildwood Flower) From: GUEST https://archive.org/details/Wildwood Good site for music from 78s. |
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12 Nov 13 - 06:05 PM (#3575110) Subject: RE: Re: I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (Wildwood Flower) From: PHJim Maybelle (and many who've learned it from her) sings: "The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue," which makes absolutely no sense. |
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12 Nov 13 - 06:12 PM (#3575112) Subject: RE: Re: I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (Wildwood Flower) From: GUEST http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildwood_Flower Good article about the song's history at that site, and it addresses what PHJim mentions. |
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12 Nov 13 - 10:16 PM (#3575149) Subject: RE: Re: I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (Wildwood Flower) From: GUEST,leeneia Go to this page: http://www.ergo-sum.net/music/MaudIrving.html Once you get there, search for 'Sheet music to I'll Twine Mid the Ringlets.' There you will be linked to the 1860 music for this song. |
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13 Nov 13 - 12:43 PM (#3575308) Subject: RE: Re: I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (Wildwood Flower) From: Q (Frank Staplin) Please go to main thread where Taconicus has linked this article and link to 1860 sheet music. Thread 4074 Midst |
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14 Nov 13 - 11:37 AM (#3575583) Subject: RE: Re: I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (Wildwood Flower) From: GUEST,leeneia Thanks, Q. |