The Gardener (ballad) explained

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.

External links

Notes and References

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

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