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The tune and lyrics of a version entitled "Lee-gangway Chorus (a-roving)" but opening with the familiar "In Amsterdam there dwelt a maid" was included in Naval Songs (1883) by William A Pond. [6] Between 1904 and 1914, the famous English folklorist Cecil Sharp collected many different versions in the coastal areas of Somerset , England ...
The English folk duo Show of Hands recorded the song for their self-released album Folk Music (1998). [12] Carol Noonan recorded the song for her release Carol Noonan - Self Titled (1999). [13] John Langstaff recorded a version of the song for his multi-disc folk music collection John Langstaff Sings - Archival Folk Collection (2004). [14]
The poem appears as "Go No More A-Roving" on the 2004 Leonard Cohen album Dear Heather.It was also recorded by Joan Baez on her 1964 Joan Baez/5 album, by Mike Westbrook on his 1998 album The Orchestra of Smith's Academy, and by Kris Delmhorst on her 2006 album Strange Conversation.
The song's melody is based on a traditional French folk song, "Une Jeune Pucelle" ("A Young Maid"). The well-known English lyrics were written in 1926 by Jesse Edgar Middleton and the copyright to these lyrics was held by The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, but entered the public domain in 2011.
Translated: This community was noble and pure, and completely full of all virtues. The Carmina Burana (collected c.1230) contains several poems mixing Latin with Medieval German or French. Another well-known example is the first stanza of the famous carol In Dulci Jubilo , whose original version (written around 1328) had Latin mixed with German ...
Maiden in the mor lay" or "The Maid of the Moor" is a Middle English lyric of the early 14th century, [1] set to a melody which is now lost. The literary historian Richard L. Greene called it "one of the most haunting lyrics of all the Middle Ages", [ 2 ] and Edith Sitwell thought it "a miracle of poetry". [ 3 ]
"American in Amsterdam" by Wheatus "Amesterdão (Have Big Fun)" by Mão Morta "Amsterdam" by Buck Owens "Amsterdam" by John Cale "Amsterdam" by CirKus "Amsterdam" by Coldplay "Amsterdam" by Dropgun "Amsterdam" by Richard Clapton "Amsterdam" by Luminary [1] "Amsterdam" by Crowded House "Amsterdam" by Daughter "Amsterdam" by The Dreadnoughts
Originally composed to be sung by a soprano castrato (and typically sung in modern performances of Serse by a countertenor, contralto or a mezzo-soprano; sometimes even by a tenor or high baritone an octave below), [1] it has been arranged for other voice types and instruments, including solo organ, solo piano, violin or cello and piano, and string ensembles, often under the title "Largo from ...