"The Maid" and "The Hangman": Myth and Tradition in a Popular Ballad, Volume 21 |
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... daughter ” in five variants in group A , two in group B , thirteen in group C , six in group D , and one in group E is traceable to Scottish tradition ; “ son , " in one text in group A , thirty- seven in group B , twelve in group C ...
... daughter ” in five variants in group A , two in group B , thirteen in group C , six in group D , and one in group E is traceable to Scottish tradition ; “ son , " in one text in group A , thirty- seven in group B , twelve in group C ...
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... daughter , and good my daughter , With what can you be ransomed ? " " My good father and good my father , Pledge your fields to set me free . " " My good daughter and good my daughter , I would rather have them than you . " " 2 Could ...
... daughter , and good my daughter , With what can you be ransomed ? " " My good father and good my father , Pledge your fields to set me free . " " My good daughter and good my daughter , I would rather have them than you . " " 2 Could ...
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... Daughter , my daughter , with what should I set you free ? " " Father , my father , with your horse ! " " Daughter , my daughter , you are not worth a horse ! " ' " c . Slovenian A poor soldier lies imprisoned in a tower . " Father , my ...
... Daughter , my daughter , with what should I set you free ? " " Father , my father , with your horse ! " " Daughter , my daughter , you are not worth a horse ! " ' " c . Slovenian A poor soldier lies imprisoned in a tower . " Father , my ...
Contents
The Tunes | 66 |
The Symbols | 96 |
The Tradition in Europe | 108 |
Copyright | |
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Alan Lomax Alcestis American b1 Dala b1,2 Dala Eal b3 Cal b1 Ba3 b3 Cal ballad text balladry Bertrand Bronson Bertrand H Broadwood Bronson Cal b1,2 Dala cante-fable century Charon Child Ballad County Dala Eal Dala Eal b3 daughter Eal b3 Eal b3 Fa2b English Fa2a Fa2b father Folk Song Folklore Folksongs Gallows Tree German Gf1b Hal Gfla Hal Gglb gold and fee gold and silver gold to set golden ball Gypsies hangman hold your hand I(VI Irish Julius Krohn LC-AFS Leadbelly Little Sir Hugh London Losgekaufte Maid Freed melodic mid-cadence Moses Gaster mother motif n.d. reported narrative North Carolina oikotypal oral tradition pay my fee prickly bush ransom recorded Reed Smith refrain reported as learned reported by Davis rhyme Sabine Baring-Gould Scottish set me free Settlement School slack the rope Songs stanza textual Traditional Tunes variants Verb victim Virginia Volkslieder yonder