Cailín Óg a Stór (Irish for "O Darling Young Girl") is a traditional Irish melody, originally accepted for publication in March 1582.[1] It may be the source of Pistol's cryptic line in Henry V, Caleno custure me.[2] It is part of a broadside collection from 1584.[3] The poem "The Croppy Boy" was set to this music, and it was later used for the tune of "Lord Franklin", which was the basis for the Bob Dylan song "Bob Dylan's Dream". The melody is also used for other Irish ballads including "McCafferty".
| "Cailín Óg a Stór" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | Irish |
| English title | "The Croppy Boy" |
| Published | 1582 |
| Genre | Broadside ballad |
| Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
The tune has been used for other songs including "A Sailor's Life"; a 1908 Percy Grainger phonograph recording of a man from Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England can be heard on the British Library Sound Archive website.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Arber, Edward, ed. (1950) [1875-1894]. A Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London, 1554-1640 A.D. (reprint). New York: Peter Smith. OCLC 1329455.
- ^ Jimenez, Ramon. "Shakespeare's 'Prince Hal' Plays as Keys to the Authorship Question". Shakespeare Fellowship. Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ Robinson, Clement (1924) [1584]. Rollins, Hyder Edward (ed.). A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. OCLC 2101538.
- ^ "Died for love (part 1) - Percy Grainger ethnographic wax cylinders - World and traditional music | British Library - Sounds". sounds.bl.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Died for love (part 2) - Percy Grainger ethnographic wax cylinders - World and traditional music | British Library - Sounds". sounds.bl.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-07.