The_Gardener_(ballad)

The Gardener (ballad)

The Gardener (ballad)

English ballad, Child no. 219

For other uses, see The Gardener.

The Gardener is Child ballad 219 (Roud 339);[1] also called "Proud Maisrie" or "The Gardener Child",[2][3] the collection includes several variants, many fragmentary.

Synopsis

A gardener woos a lady, proposing to dress her in various flowers. She rejects him with a suggestion that he wear snow and other wintry weather.

References

  1. [1]
    "Welcome to the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library". www.vwml.org.
  2. [2]
    "Proud Maisrie / The Gardener / The Gardener Child (Roud 339; Child 219; G/D 4:840)". mainlynorfolk.info.
  3. [3]
    Sedley, Stephen; Carthy, Martin (September 16, 2021). Who Killed Cock Robin?: British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment. Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781789145021 – via Google Books.


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