Translation
Bessie Bell and Mary Gray
Language: English  after the English
Bessie Bell and Mary Gray They were two bonny lasses, They biggit a bow'r on the banks of the river, And theekit it over with rashes, O! They theekit it over with rashes green, They theekit it over with heather; The plague came into the river bank, And slew them both together.
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It is based on
- a text in English from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Bessie Bell and Mary Gray", Scottish folk ballad
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Judith Weir (b. 1954), "Bessie Bell and Mary Gray", 1982 [tenor or soprano and piano], from Scotch Minstrelsy, no. 1, Novello & Co Ltd [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, adapted by Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758) [an adaptation] ; composed by Joseph Haydn.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 52