The Player's Lament (1911) Girls of the Shamrock Shore Lousy Harry's [1900 Extract] And the sleeve colour may be significant. For the Fields (A Digger's Ballad) Well, I will pray to God on high,That thou my constancy mayst see,And that yet once before I die,Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me. The Old Bark Hut(1945) The Gallows Tree Garyowen Na Gloria (1893) My Own Green Isle (1868) Joe Hill (1916) Your vows you've broken, like my heart,Oh, why did you so enrapture me?Now I remain in a world apartBut my heart remains in captivity. In what 80's TV series was Greensleeves used? Cynically, maybe his main grievance comes from the money he has bestowed (wasted) on her, but speaking as someone who has experienced unrequited love, I must admit to a feeling of sympathy for this composer of music who lived so long ago, and who perhaps merely wished for the love of his life to return his love. 1 Biography 1.1 Background 1.2 Season 2 1.3 Season 3 1.4 Season 4 1.5 Season 5 2 Relationships 3 Appearances 4 Quotes 5 Image gallery 6 Behind the scenes 7 In the books 8 See also 9 References Ygritte was a quick-witted and courageous youngspearwife. Humping Bluey(1897) Alun, The time is wrong, but it's the sort of thing that Edward IV and his pals may have composed to Jane Shore in the transition period between her jewelry coming only from her goldsmith husband and trickling in from elsewhere (until Richard III ended it all). Greensleeves is also a favorite song of mine. Certainly it's hard to think of any other popular song with such a long and varied history. Maggie May Hi. Folk Music From The States (1946) King Gold's Song (1898) I suppose in short he is saying "I love you, I've showered you with gifts, we shared something special [And possibly "I've seen your undergarments"] and yet you cannot find in your heart to love me? I've been intending to write about this song which gave me my username for some time now, so it was enjoyable writing the hub. Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on April 10, 2013: anon; I wish I could answer your question. Thank you very very much for insights!It is a very magical melodies of love within her pain.This tune has enchanted as much as you.I'm from Albania and this tune be never moved from the mind.Thank you very much! Our Cook (1906) The Lass of Yackandandah(1857) a selection by, Simple Facts For Young And the videos you selected added a very nice touch. But another explanation is quite the opposite to promiscuity - in heraldry colour also had symbolisms, and green indicated truth and fidelity - a knight may give a green armband to his true love to wear, to show his devotion to her (giving rise to the familiar phrase 'wearing your heart on your sleeve', meaning to show your true feelings). The Home of My Heart (1830) My Songs (1935) Kristen Howe from Northeast Ohio on January 20, 2016: Alun, I haven't heard this song in a long time. The Mortgage Big (1895) She's the most famous mistress of Edward IV and his pals. 4.The Aboriginal Mother. It's a great feeling when your hubs receive increasing numbers of visits or appreciative comments! Mentions of undergarments and the fact he can see above the knee... Quite improper of the time and either suggests she is not rejecting his sexual advances or, at the very least, an erotic male fantasy. And then on 15th September there was another version published, and Edward White released yet another on the 18th. M Scott; it is a shame in a way that we do not know exactly what was in the mind of the composer, but I guess it's all part of the enticing mystery of an ancient piece of music. Alas, my love, that you should ownA heart of wanton vanity,So must I meditate aloneUpon your insincerity. Will we ever have a Henry XIII I wonder? This suggests some kind of lover. (1886) Out Of The Land Of Bondage (1886) (Hrrumph!) I thought I'd give the old b*****d the benefit of the doubt, but i've been liberated. Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on October 24, 2014: Fiddleman; Thanks very much Robert. Faithless Sally Brown (1828) Certainly the composer of these lyrics seems very aggrieved at his treatment by 'Lady Greensleeves', and yet retains a heartfelt desire that one day she will return in kind his love and devotion. One of the Has-beens I am looking forward to it! The Christmas theme led to more variations in the next century and culminated in the popular carol 'What Child is This?' I Didn't Raise My Son To Be A Soldier Eight Bells (1957) My Life on You, Old Boy (1899) Good morning from lake erie time ontario canada Alun at 6:34am and this is one of my favorite hub presentations of all time because this is one of my favorite melodies of all time and you certainly have presented it as a true labor of love in every sense of the word. The lyrics of this song of unrequited love have been seen to relate to his courtship of Anne in the 1520s. Johnny Boland Thanks. It's been enlightening and interesting reading your hub. Farewell To The W.A. South Australians, Songs of an Exile.--No. Eugowra Rocks (1907) The Folk I Knew "Out Back" (1924) The Man From Jugiong (1909) I shall have to listen! Wel, I wil pray to God on hie,that thou my constancie maist see:And that yet once before I die,thou wilt vouchsafe to loue me. Mallee Song (1927) In 'The Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff implores 'Let the sky rain potatoes! The New Chum's Lament (1871) Among my very first memories of the tune were the musical jingles of an ice cream van. Today, the lyrics are performed only occasionally, but the melody is as familiar as ever. Thanks for visiting and commenting on this my username signature hub! The Green Linnet (1905) Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on August 24, 2012: Thanks hugely Cogerson. Thanks so much for the votes. The Potato Digger's Song (1912) They set thee up, they took thee down,They served thee with humility;Thy foot might not once touch the ground,And yet thou wouldst not love me. I wonder is it the 16th century lute music manuscripts you refer to? In 1934 he arranged his 'Fantasia on Greensleeves' in which another old folk tune 'Lovely Joan' was incorporated into the central section of a melody which begins and ends with Greensleeves. Old Saws in Rhyme (1894) The Dying Miner's Lament (1859) Kelly's Byrne and Hart Jones's Ale (1912) That is a delightful comment. I have actually seen in song books this song attributed to HenryVIII, so the myth is quite strong and persistent. Inconvenient To Be Poor (1894) On the Banks of the Riverine (1951) Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on April 24, 2017: Louise Powles; Thanks very much Louise. Rachael Lefler from Illinois on June 05, 2013: Thanks for posting so much information and good videos! for the Trial by Jury (1835) Thy garters fringed with the golde,And siluer aglets hanging by,Which made thee blithe for to beholde,And yet thou wouldst not loue me. Cheers, Alun. Ode to the Hen (1896) Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on February 01, 2013: busillis22; I guess what one gets out of a site like Hubpages depends in part on what one is looking for. Onward Friends of Freedom (1896) Hiking Song (1932) THE ICE CREAM TRUCK MADE ME DO IT-IT'S GOING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYING 'GREENSLEEVES' MADE ME COME INSIDE TO FIND OUT IF HENRY REALLY WROTE IT. Needless to say the rights to the song were in very hot dispute. The Glendonbrook Road (1906) Josephine (1901) I did want one video with lucid expression of the lyrics for readers of the hub to listen to. Interpretations assigned to the word 'Greensleeves' usually have a sexual connotation. Forward is Our Watchword(1885) Moll Cutpurse (1952) If one assumes that this is a bawdy ballad about a rakes obsession ... Well not as pretty a picture, but not so out of date with its time. Great Northern Line The Navvy (1889) Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on May 05, 2013: Glenn; Many thanks for a lovely comment and compliment. How I Took the Bait The Mason (1898) Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on August 08, 2014: Mickji; Thank you Mickji. As this is the hub which reveals the reasons behind my HubPage username, it is a subject matter which means a lot to me and which I always intended writing about from the day I first joined the site. Mickji from between Italy and Switzerland, travelling around the world thanks to a little special object on August 06, 2014: Greensleeves always fashinated me as it does with many many other people. O'Connell Centenary Song (1875) It has a meaning. The Fantasia is possibly the best known rendition of the tune today, and this version is presented in the video recording by Crystal.Erin below. My Flinders River Girl (1939) On Taromeo But having said that, obsequious flattery did cause court officials to attribute to Henry many compositions which were not his, and the consensus of expert opinion today is that Greensleeves was composed rather later in the Tudor era, during the reign of Anne Boleyn's daughter, Queen Elizabeth I. I have listened to your German language version of 'Greensleeves'. Percy Montrose is credited with the earliest version of the classic folk ballad, which debuted in 1884, but the song was actually inspired by H.S. Finally, the song lyrics are richly evocative with poignant words of unrequited love - and that is also a sentiment to which I can relate. A few compositions and the talented musicians who create them will survive in the public consciousness for decades, and a tiny minority will have the staying power to remain familiar to almost everyone for a hundred years or more. As a little girl living in Tennessee, I would often lay in my bed at night and listen to the sounds of the Whippoorwill outside my window. Greensleeves Hubs (author) from Essex, UK on October 22, 2012: thanks so much for such a generous comment on this hub - on a subject which you'll appreciate means a lot to me as I chose the song title to be my username. Your analysis of the original lyrics is indeed both illuminating and perceptive. The following video recording is by Rarm Chaiyaburin. The tune can be played to great effect on so many instruments - including the fiddle :-). The Exile's Song (1841) If you intend thus to disdain,It does the more enrapture me,And even so, I still remainA lover in captivity. I'm a Goat (1873) Now, at 60 and living in the city, I haven't heard a Whippoorwill in years and I miss their sad, but relaxing song. The circa 1970 song Love is Blue has a smilar melody to Greensleves, doesn't it? The Rabbit Trapper's Song (1902), australian traditional songs . Old Bark Hut My men were clothed all in green,And they did euer wait on thee:Al this was gallant to be seen,and yet thou wouldst not loue me. The Flash Shearer (1906) He could just be talking about her nether region. Jeames of Buckley Square - A Heligy (1850) Joe Hill (1916)
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