Traditional song
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The Brown Girl (Roud 180, Child 295) is an English-language folk song.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]The brown-skinned girl received a letter from her lover, telling her that he was rejecting her for a more beautiful woman. Then she received another, saying he was dying and summoning her. She told him she was delighted at his dying.
Recordings
[edit]- Frankie Armstrong, Lovely on the Water (1972)
- Steeleye Span, Rocket Cottage (1976)
- Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbick, Skin and Bone (1992)
- Angeline Morrison, The Brown Girl and Other Folk Songs (2022)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Brown Girl (Roud 180; Child 295)". mainlynorfolk.info. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
External links
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