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Mother Machree" is a 1910 American-Irish song with lyrics by Rida Johnson Young and singer Chauncey Olcott, and music by Ernest Ball. It was originally written for the show Barry of Ballymoore. [1] It was first released by Chauncey Olcott, then by Will Oakland in 1910. The song was later kept popular by John McCormack and others.
The ballad (Roud 219) around the legend of Thomas was catalogued Child Ballad #37 "Thomas the Rymer," by Francis James Child in 1883. Child published three versions, which he labelled A, B and C, but later appended two more variants in Volume 4 of his collection of ballads, published in 1892. [ 5 ]
The Song about the Rushnyk (embroidered towel-cloth) (Ukrainian: Пісня про рушник, romanized: Pisnia pro rushnyk), a song also known as Rushnychok, [1] Ballad to Mother, [1] or "My dear mother" (Ridna maty moya), [2] is a popular Ukrainian song based on a poem by Andriy Malyshko.
"Lady Franklin's Lament" first appeared as a broadside ballad around 1850. [2] Found in Canada, Scotland, and Ireland, the song was first published in 1878 in Eighteen Months on a Greenland Whaler by Joseph P. Faulkner. [2] The song may have been inspired by the traditional Irish ballad "The Croppy Boy", which is set during the 1798 rising ...
A list of poems by Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), an American writer and poet in early 20th century Texas. His love of poetry came from being read to by his mother at a young age. However, his attempts to make a living by poetry were unsuccessful and he is today most remembered for his short stories and fiction.
This 1971 glam rock ballad supposedly originated as a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" but ended up perfectly capturing the most enduring themes in David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust work, such as ...
In the forest, a newly wed young nobleman encounters a korrigan by a fountain brushing her blonde hair. [9] She tries to seduce him; but he, a married man, refuses. [9]Vexed by this, [9] she then offers him a choice: die in three days or lie sick in bed for seven (in some versions, three) years. [10]
One special way to show your appreciation for your mom is with a heartfelt Mother's Day poem, like the 25 below. Some are from famous poets, like Edgar Allan Poe , while others are lesser-known.