help needed

[jayene]

all my musical friends... I am looking for a Ren period sounding song of love. Prefereably something minor or sad sounding. Lost love is fine. Anyone have any favorites?

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[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

Weep O Mine Eyes - 1599
http://www.minstrosity.com/Weep.mp3

[whisperwheel.livejournal.com]

If I was a Blackbird
Loch Tay Boat Song
Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie

[daundelyon.livejournal.com]

Lass From The Low Country is a nice one.

[pinkdiamond.livejournal.com]

The Willow song, Desdemona sings snippets of it in Othello. Shakespeare gave her feminised lyrics (so the poor soul is a woman not aman) but most people sing it as a man, which is silly really if we have proof of it being changed to a song for a woman at the time...
http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiWILLOSNG;ttWILLOSNG.html

These are the words I learnt though:
http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~kristin/songbook/ForeignFolk/WillowSong.html

[nontacitare.livejournal.com]

"A Robyn" has a very haunting tune. I could only find the lyrics online, but if you really like it, I could mail you the sheet music.

http://web.mala.bc.ca/siemensr/www/Teaching/TudorLyric362/henryms.htm#arobyn

[redkendrad.livejournal.com]

One of my FAVORITE songs;

Maid in Bedlam; Track # 11 on "Where Beauty Moves and Wit Delights" released by Owain Fyfe and the New World Renaissance Band.

To young lovers, torn apart by his parents sending him to sea. They then lock her up in Bedlam where she pines, and pines for him to come home. She wasn't loony when she went in, (but she gets kind of loony while in there) and she is determined that he will come back for her. He does come back, and rescues her from Bedlam. Love conquers all!

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[makhsihed.livejournal.com]

Owain = love!

(I think the surname is Phyfe, though.)

[redkendrad.livejournal.com]

RIGHT! *That's* how to spell it! Thank you SO much. sleepy = brian no work right. :-)

That's only his stage name though... real-life legal name is different.)

[brazenbells.livejournal.com]

The Turtle Dove/Ten Thousand Miles.