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03 Jun 02 - 12:07 PM (#722122) Subject: origin of songs From: velvet does anyone know where the following songs originated from, whether traditional or written by someone: ALL MY TRIALS, BELLS OF PARADISE, COME WRITE ME DOWN. thanks DTStudy: Come Write Me Down (click) |
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03 Jun 02 - 02:06 PM (#722186) Subject: Bells of Paradise From: Joe Offer We got a request for information on the origins of various songs, including "Bells of Paradise." I found a couple of references to this song in the Forum, but no lyrics. I gather that it's a Christmas carol. Can anybody post lyrics and give us background information? -Joe Offer- |
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03 Jun 02 - 02:23 PM (#722209) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bells of Paradise From: Joe Offer Sylv, can you give us more information on "Bells of Paradise"? We have a song in the Digital Tradition, Corpus Christi Carol (click) that may be the one you're referring to. It's also known as "Down in Yon Forest" - check the Down in Yon Forest thread (click) -Joe Offer- |
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03 Jun 02 - 02:47 PM (#722220) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bells of Paradise From: Herga Kitty The version I remember was the title track on an album ("All Bells in Paradise") released in the late 1960s by the Valley Folk (one of whose 4 members was Steve Heap, who now runs Mrs Casey Music, and Sidmouth and Towersey Festivals). In addition to the verses given on the thread Joe has just linked to above, I think there was one (after the "river" verse on the lines of "At the bed's foot there lies a hound Drinking the blood as it daily runs down" Kitty |
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03 Jun 02 - 04:33 PM (#722282) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bells of Paradise From: Herga Kitty And that verse has just turned up on the separate "Down in yon forrest" thread. The "Falcon hath borne my make away" version of the Corpus Christi carol was popularised in Britain by the Yetties (who perform it with a bowed psaltery accompaniment). |