One Morning in May (folk song)

For the jazz standard, see One Morning in May (song).

"One Morning in May" is a traditional folk song.

Lyrics have been traced to the 17th Century, are variable, and have passed under various titles, including "The Nightingale" and "The Grenadier and the Lady".[1]

A version of the song is used in the 1967 film Far From the Madding Crowd.

Lyrics appeared in 1927 in The American Songbag by Carl Sandburg,[2] having come through Gilbert Raynolds Combs.[2][3] Those lyrics are used by Bill Keith and Jim Rooney, by James Taylor on his 1972 album One Man Dog, and by The Country Gentlemen on their eponymous 1973 album. A version of the ballad was also recorded by 'Gaelic Americana' artist Kyle Carey on a joint EP (released 2013) of the same title with British folk duo Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker.

"As I Was Walking One Morning in May"

"As I Was Walking One Morning in May" appears as an Irish air in Stanford's 1905 edition of George Petrie's collection, bearing the attribution "From P. Coneely".[4] Its relation to extant ballads called "One Morning in May" is unclear.

References

  1. ↑ "Many Versions of The Nightingale or The Grenadier (Soldier) and the Lady". www.stolaf.edu. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Full Text of "The American Songbag"". archive.org. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Guide to the G.R. Combs Ballad Collection". community.berea.edu. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ Petrie, George. Stanford, Charles Villiers, ed. "The Complete Collection of Irish Music (Petrie, George), Part II" (PDF). imslp.org. No. 663. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
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