Greensleeves
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Greensleeves
So me and a friend had a bit of a discussion about this: Is the song "Greensleeves" a christmas/holiday song or not?
I can't see how any of the lyrics are even vaguely related to Christmas, so my answer would be no.
BTW, this is the first time I've ever heard of anybody trying to label Greensleeves as a Christmas song. The closest connection to Christmas I was aware of was simply that it's tempo was used as the basis of several Christmas carols, but the original song itself was totally unrelated to the holiday.
BTW, this is the first time I've ever heard of anybody trying to label Greensleeves as a Christmas song. The closest connection to Christmas I was aware of was simply that it's tempo was used as the basis of several Christmas carols, but the original song itself was totally unrelated to the holiday.
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The Christmas carol "What Child is This?" has the same melody as Greensleeves, but with different lyrics.
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Indeed:Dalton wrote:Greensleeves has lyrics?
Possibly Henry VIII wrote:Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.
Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity.
chorus
I have been ready at your hand,
To grant whatever you would crave,
I have both wagered life and land,
Your love and good-will for to have.
chorus
If you intend thus to disdain,
It does the more enrapture me,
And even so, I still remain
A lover in captivity.
chorus
My men were clothed all in green,
And they did ever wait on thee;
All this was gallant to be seen,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.
chorus
Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
but still thou hadst it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing;
And yet thou wouldst not love me.
chorus
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.
chorus
Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper thee,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.
chorus
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You didn't know that?Dalton wrote:Greensleeves has lyrics?
Here are the lyrics, just for Rob
Have a very nice day.Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.
Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity.
chorus
I have been ready at your hand,
To grant whatever you would crave,
I have both wagered life and land,
Your love and good-will for to have.
chorus
If you intend thus to disdain,
It does the more enrapture me,
And even so, I still remain
A lover in captivity.
chorus
My men were clothed all in green,
And they did ever wait on thee;
All this was gallant to be seen,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.
chorus
Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
but still thou hadst it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing;
And yet thou wouldst not love me.
chorus
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.
chorus
Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper thee,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.
chorus
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I didn't. All I know of the song comes from playing it in Orchestra class.
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I've heard Greensleeves played on the Christmas Music channel (Sound sof the Seasons actually) on Music Choice so...i guess somehow it must have evolved into a Christmas song because people liked to play it, maybe? Who Knows.
Its an excellent song i must admit, holiday song or not i'll listen to it anytime.
Its an excellent song i must admit, holiday song or not i'll listen to it anytime.
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The thing about this song is that if you hear it and you don't know the words, it's almost impossible to resist making some up. Usually quite filthy, just because.
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Oh, definitely.... one bawdy song that came up on alt.music.filk ended with "...a man wearing nothing but Green Sleeves."LordShaithis wrote:The thing about this song is that if you hear it and you don't know the words, it's almost impossible to resist making some up. Usually quite filthy, just because.
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One melody, two sets of lyrics. One about the birth of Christ, one not.
And this belong in AMP. *moves*
And this belong in AMP. *moves*
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yes but one of them was commissioned by a fat ugly inbred king to get a woman he later had beheaded to marry him....
for those who don't know Greensleaves was Henry VIII's question popping theme for Queen Anne....
for those who don't know Greensleaves was Henry VIII's question popping theme for Queen Anne....
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Google has the words from William Chatterton Dix, written 1865, modified from the poem The Manger Throne. There is also a Dix carol called The Manger Throne (Alternate Title: Like Silver Lamps In A Distant Shrine)The Christian/Christmas Version wrote:What child is this whom laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet
And shepherds watch are keeping?
Chorus:
This, this is Christ, the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Why lies he in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian fear for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
Chorus
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh
Come peasant, king to own Him.
The King of kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone Him!
Chorus
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There is also a version of the melody that is sung in the Movie "How the West Was Won"
It is used under the Title of "A home In the meadow
I tried to do a google search for the lyrics but came up short
It is used under the Title of "A home In the meadow
I tried to do a google search for the lyrics but came up short
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http://www.go2lyrics.com/M/Malvina+Reynolds/184569.htmlIsolder74 wrote:There is also a version of the melody that is sung in the Movie "How the West Was Won"
It is used under the Title of "A home In the meadow
I tried to do a google search for the lyrics but came up short
Would those be correct Isolder?
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Yes those are itLindar wrote:http://www.go2lyrics.com/M/Malvina+Reynolds/184569.htmlIsolder74 wrote:There is also a version of the melody that is sung in the Movie "How the West Was Won"
It is used under the Title of "A home In the meadow
I tried to do a google search for the lyrics but came up short
Would those be correct Isolder?
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