Charlie is my darling
Language: English
Refrain: O Charlie is my darling, My darling, my darling; O Charlie is my darling, The young cavalier. 'Twas on a Monday morning, When birds were singing clear; That Charlie to the Highlands came, The gallant cavalier. (Refrain) And many a gallant Scottish chief, Came round their Prince to cheer, That Charlie was their darling, The young cavalier. (Refrain) Now up the wild Glen Nevis, And down by Locky side; Young Malcom leaves his shealing, And Donald leaves his bride. (Refrain)
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Scottish [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Charlie is my darling", WoO 157 no. 3 (1819), from 12 songs of various nationalities, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Charlie is my darling", published 1947 [ voice and piano ], from The Arnold Book of Old Songs, no. 7, London, Boosey & Hawkes [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Georg Pertz) , "Charlie ist mein Liebling"
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2005-12-08
Line count: 20
Word count: 81