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15 Feb 98 - 07:07 PM (#21500) Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: MY LOVE'S AN ARBUTUS (Alfred Graves) From: Jerry Friedman MY LOVE'S AN ARBUTUS Words: Alfred Perceval Graves Music: "Old Irish Tune", according to the source. For lovers of trivia, the lyricist was the father of Robert Graves, poet, critic, and author of such landmark volumes as I, Claudius and The White Goddess (neither of which I've read). I'm curious about whether traditional (or any other) words to this tune are known. If not, I may come up with a modest example, since I'm not thrilled with Graves's words, which follow:
My love's an arbutus by the borders of Lene,
But tho' ruddy the berry and snowy the flow'r,
Alas, fruit and blossom shall be dead on the lea,
X:1 You may find the tempo too slow--ABC2WIN doesn't seem to play it the way I want it. |
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16 Feb 98 - 01:08 AM (#21509) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: Joe Offer I'm sure you know Arbutus, Child #100, Jerry, but I thought I'd throw in the link for those who might not. -Joe Offer- |
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17 Feb 98 - 07:42 AM (#21554) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: Wolfgang Hell I'd love to know whether the Arbutus Joe has linked to goes to the same tune as Willie o' Winsbury. Wolfgang |
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17 Feb 98 - 09:07 AM (#21559) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: Bruce O. The ABC above is F mixolydian, 3/8 in the Stanford-Petrie collection, #507. The title is "I rise in the morning with my heart full of woe" or "Coola Shore". The 2nd note (b) in the 11th full measure above is an octave too high. |
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17 Feb 98 - 12:51 PM (#21578) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: Jerry Friedman Oops. And here I thought I checked it (and put all the breaks in). Anyway, thanks for the information, Bruce! I too am curious about the tune of the "Arbutus" in the DT.
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17 Feb 98 - 01:09 PM (#21581) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: Bruce O. If you want to match the tune in Stanford-Petrie, you should also change 'dorian' to 'mixolydian'. All mode seems to do in ABC is change the number of sharps or flats on the key signature, (and they are played as the key signature indicates). In the tune above you could call it G mixolydian (no sharps or flats), and it would still play and display as D dorian (no sharps or flats). |
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22 Nov 03 - 08:03 PM (#1059293) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: masato sakurai Score found: My Love's an Arbutus (Words by A.P. Graves; Old Irish Melody, arr. C.V. Stanford) [PDF file]. |
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22 Nov 03 - 08:08 PM (#1059296) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: The Fooles Troupe Arbutus hard to be in Love... Arbutus hard, to be in, Love... :-) |
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22 Nov 03 - 08:10 PM (#1059299) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: The Fooles Troupe Am I in Love? Am I in, Love? |
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23 Nov 03 - 12:12 PM (#1059418) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: Willa Thanks, Masato: that looks a useful site. |
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24 May 06 - 03:37 AM (#1746425) Subject: RE: Song addition: My Love's an Arbutus From: GUEST I love Arbutus Tree love! Mrs. Holestelle-Watson has a green girdle and her sapphire sheened eyes sparkle when she tells us of her fruit and blossom lying dead upon her lea. Alas! I measure the pleasure she gives me when her jealous fingers dim our choir's young charms, Machree. MMCC for Eistedfodd tomorrow! BRING IT, OTHER CHOIRS! |
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01 Jun 10 - 09:16 AM (#2918204) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Add: My Love's an Arbutus (A P Graves) From: Jim Dixon Sheet music can be seen in Songs of Old Ireland, the words by Alfred Perceval Graves, the music arranged by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (London: Boosey & Co., 1882), page 139: The arbutus is also known as the strawberry tree. |