Cailín Óg a Stór

"Cailín Óg a Stór"
also known as "The Croppy Boy"
Song
Published 1582
Form Broadside
Writer(s) Unknown
Language Irish

Cailín Óg a Stór (Irish for "O Darling Young Girl") is a traditional Irish melody, originally accepted for publication in March 1582.[1] It may be the source of Pistol's cryptic line in Henry V, "Calen O custure".[2] It is part of a broadside collection from 1584.[3] The poem "The Croppy Boy" was set to this music, and it was later used for the tune of "Lord Franklin", which was the basis for the Bob Dylan song "Bob Dylan's Dream".

References

  1. ↑ Arber, Edward, ed. (1950) [1875-1894]. A Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London, 1554-1640 A.D. (reprint). New York: Peter Smith. OCLC 1329455.
  2. ↑ Jimenez, Ramon. "Shakespeare's 'Prince Hal' Plays as Keys to the Authorship Question". Shakespeare Fellowship. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Clement (1924) [1584]. Rollins, Hyder Edward, ed. A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. OCLC 2101538.
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