This recording comes from Ian Bostridge’s 1999 album, The English Songbook. Intro The Salley Gardens (Britten) Lyrics Sing Along Trinity Vocalise Dubai 2.03K subscribers 2.9K views 2 years ago trinity VocaliseDubai The Salley Gardens (Britten). She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears. Gardens VOLUME TWO : FRANCE H 1433, M 1432 including Hear. In a field by the river my love and I did stand, And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand. LYRICS M 2994 The Temple Bells, Less than the Dust, Kashmiri Song, Till I Wake BENJAMIN BRITTEN. She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree. In a field by the river my love and I did stand, And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand. Composed by Benjamin Britten with lyrics written by William Butler Yeats, this song has a deep and poignant meaning that resonates with listeners. The poem is by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats: Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. Introduction The Salley Gardens is a beautiful and captivating song that has stood the test of time. Also listen for the sudden harmonic surprise on the word “foolish.” Britten’s setting of The Salley Gardens is a great reminder of the sublime expressive power of simplicity. Listen to the way this piano line returns with interjections throughout the song. 1 Contributor The Salley Gardens Lyrics Down by the salley gardens My love and I did meet She passed the salley gardens With little snow-white feet She bid me take love easy As the leaves. In the opening, haunting three-note fragments seem to be searching for a way forward. An undercurrent of continuous eighth notes runs throughout the song, suggesting a static, dreamlike atmosphere…a sense of motion within timelessness. Benjamin Britten’s 1943 setting of the Irish folk song, The Salley Gardens seems to float in midair with a surreal, hypnotic beauty.
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