| Author | Topic: Add: Oh, I Love a Maiden Fair | |
| dmcg | Posted - 09 Sep 04 - 10:38 am | |
Oh I love the maiden fair, With the golden hair sae bonny, Dressed in silken gown so rare; Thou hast left me dreary. Though I have but little gear Yet I'd ever make thee happy, Fish for salmon, chase the deer, All to please me deary. Oh I love the maiden fair, With the golden hair sae bonny, Dressed in silken gown so rare; Thou hast left me dreary. O my heart is sad this day, And will ne'er again be happy, 'Tis for thee, my love, I'm wae, Would that I were near thee. Oh I love the maiden fair, With the golden hair sae bonny, Dressed in silken gown so rare; Thou hast left me dreary. Source: Singing Together, Autumn 1960, BBC Publications Notes: Taken from The Clarendon Song Book, Vol 1, Oxford University Press. The caption says "Scots Folk Tune, Words by Henry Whyte". Not to be confused with Playford's "Once I loved a Maiden Fair", to which the words almost fit. | ||
| Mary in Kentucky | Posted - 11 Sep 04 - 02:56 am | |
The first phrase sounds like the tune for "Will Ye No Come Back." Was this tune written by Lady Nairne? Or is it an older Scottish tune? | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 11 Sep 04 - 03:13 am | |
Lady Nairne didn't write tunes; just song lyrics. Henry Whyte ("Fionn") was quite prolific, turning out songs in Gaelic and English (often texts in both languages) but again, he seems to have set them to existing melodies. So far I can't place this one, though it's reminiscent of all sorts. | ||