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жанры: celtic, irish, folk, world, female vocalists
Betsy Bell And Mary Gray
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Cherish The Ladies
жанры: celtic, irish, folk, world, female vocalists
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Betsy Bell and Mary Gray They were bonnie lasses They built them a bower on yon burn-side They theeked it all over wi' rashes (theeked - thatched) They theeked it all over wi' rashes green They theeked it all over wi' heather The plague cam' from the borough town And slew them both together They would not have their shoes of red Nor would they have them yellow But they would have their shoes of green To ride through the streets of Yarrow They thought to lie all in the church-yard Among their noble kin But they were laid in Stronach Haugh All out beneath the sun As sung by Martin Carthy & Maddy Prior - incomplete) ... the ballad itself, which was first printed by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe,under the title of The Twa Lasses: O Bessie Bell and Mary Gray They were twa bonnie lasses They biggit a bower on yon burn-brae And theekit it o'er wi' rashes They theekit it o'er wi' rashes green They theekit it o'er wi' heather But the pest cam' frae the borough's toun And slew them baith thegither They thocht to lie in Methven kirkyard Amang their noble kin But they maun lie in Dronach-haugh And beik fornenst the sun Repeat 1 Betsy Belle And Mary Gray Traditional; arranged by Phil Cunningham Appears On: Woman Of The House Oh Betsy Belle and Mary Gray, they were two bonnie lasses They biggit a bower on yon Burnside and theeked it o'er with rashes Fair Betsy Belle I loved so well and thought I ne'er could alter But Mary Gray's two cheeky eyes caused all my fancy falter Chorus: Oh Betsy Belle and Mary Gray, they were two bonnie lasses They biggit a bower on yon Burnside and theeked it o'er with rashes Betsy's hair's like flaxen gold, she smiles like a May morning When Phoebus starts from Thoetus lap the hills with rays adorning White is her hair, soft is her hand, her waist and feet flow gently With every grace she can command, her lips I vow are dainty (Chorus) Mary's locks are like the crow, her eyes like diamond's glances She's aye so clean red up and raw, she kills whene'er she dances Blithe as a kid with wit and will, she's blooming, tight and tall is And guides her airs so graceful still, oh Jove, she's like thy palace (Chorus) Young Betsy Belle and Mary Gray, ye unco saer oppress us Our fancies fee between ye two, ye are such bonnie lassies Woe's me for both I cannot get, to one by law we're stinted Then I'll draw straws and take my fate and be with one contented Oh Betsy Belle and Mary Gray, they were two bonnie lassies They biggit a bower on yon Burnside and theeked it o'er with rashes But Betsy Belle nor Mary Gray could quell my fancy ever The plague came from the burrows town, it slew them both together
Это интересно:
Женская американско-ирландская группа "Cherish the Ladies" была сформирована в 1985 году в Нью-Йорке. Название взято от традиционной ирландской жиги. На настоящий момент членами группы являются Джоани Мэдден (флейта), Мэри Куган (гитара, банджо, мандолина) Хайди Тальбот (основной вокал, бойран), Мирелла Мюррей (аккордеон), Ройзин Диллон (скрипка) и Кэтлин Бойль (фортепиано)
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