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There was an old man lived out in the wood, And his trade was a-cutting of broom, green broom, He had but one son without thought without good Who lay in his bed till 't was noon, bright noon. The old man awoke one morning and spoke, He swore he would fire the room, that room, If his John would not rise and open his eyes, And away to the wood to cut broom, green broom. So Johnny arose and slipp'd on his clothes And away to the wood to cut broom, green broom, He sharpen'd his knives, and for once he contrives To cut a great bundle of broom, green broom. When Johnny pass'd under a Lady's fine house, Pass'd under a Lady's fine room, fine room, She call'd to her maid: "Go fetch me," she said, "Go fetch me the boy that sells broom, green broom!" When Johnny came into the Lady's fine house, And stood in the Lady's fine room, fine room, "Young Johnny" she said, "Will you give up your trade And marry a lady in bloom, full bloom?" Johnny gave his consent, and to church they both went, And he wedded the Lady in bloom, full bloom; At market and fair, all folks do declare, There's none like the Boy that sold broom, green broom.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "The Ballad of Green Broom", 1950, from Five Flower Songs, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La balada de la ginesta verda", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wijtse Rodenburg) , "Brem, groene Brem...", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Die Ballade vom Besenginster", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 220
Hi havia un home vell que vivia al bosc, i el seu ofici era tallar ginesta, ginesta verda, només tenia un fill, sense seny, sense res de bo, que jeia al seu llit fins ben arribat el migdia. El vell es despertà un matí i parlà, va jurar que calaria foc a l’estança, aquella estança, si el seu fill John no es llevava, obria els ulls, i anava al bosc a tallar ginesta, ginesta verda. Així doncs, Johnny es llevà i es vestí i marxà al bosc a tallar ginesta, ginesta verda. esmolà els seus ganivets, i per una vegada aconseguí de tallar un bon feix de ginesta, ginesta verda. Quan Johnny passà sota la bonica casa d’una dama, passà sota la bonica estança d’una dama, bonica estança, ella cridà la seva serventa: “Vés a cercar-me,” digué, “Vés a cercar-me el noi que ven ginesta, ginesta verda!” Quan Johnny entrà a la bonica casa de la dama, i fou a la bonica estança de la dama, bonica estança, “Jove Johnny” ella digué, “Vols deixar el teu ofici i casar-te amb una dama a la flor de la joventut?” Johnny donà el seu consentiment, i tots dos anaren a l’església, i així es casà amb la dama a la flor de la joventut; al mercat i a la fira, tota la gent ho diu, no hi ha ningú com el noi que venia ginesta, ginesta verda.
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- Translation from English to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2024 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-10-12
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Word count: 235