"When daisies pied" a Shakespeare song by Thomas Arne

[pogoniasis04]

I love this song

I am 10 years old and have a video of me singing it in church

Please have a listen if you can

Katie

[cantorandopera]

Totally charming, Yvonne. I have sung his "where the bee sucks" - another little gem.

[crazyclarinetplayer]

I love singing this!

[eviljarrett]

when daisies peed?

[CharlotteinWeimar]

@eviljarrett Pied, rhyming with side, meaning two coloured

[DishuXD]

We're doing this song for allstate choir auditons.... I showed my instructer this video and she loved it. Though we're only doing the first verse, we practiced this whole song.

This is the only video with this tune that I've been able to find. Thank you SO MUCH!

[Browneyesnike]

ohhhhhh thanks you guys so much for helping me in whatever ways you did B) i got a distinction in my grade 4 in my ABRSM exam!!!!!! thanks again!!!!!!

[CharlotteinWeimar]

@Browneyesnike Bravo, and I'm so glad the description helped you.

[Browneyesnike]

I have the ABRSM music exams on monday (grade 4) yups!!! But i have to get the meaning of this song so i would know exactly what i am singing about...........

[CharlotteinWeimar]

@Browneyesnike Verse 1 names many different flowers which bloom in the meadows in spring. Verse 2 describes shepherds playing pipes, larks waking the ploughmen, turtle doves, rooks & jackdaws starting to nest. In both verses there is always the cuckoo's call which reminds & mocks married men they must beware the attractions of prettily dressed young girls.

[Browneyesnike]

@CharlotteinWeimar Thank you very much!!! I'll explain it to my choir mistress when i see her at church today =D Thank you again!!!

[CharlotteinWeimar]

@Browneyesnike Good luck with your exam. I remember first singing this song long ago when I did Grave IV. All Arne's Shakespeare songs are delightful, well worth learning and very popular with audiences too.

[Seantyel]

Singing this for voice lessons!!

[singingsaxophonist]

i'm singing this for my voice lessons. fun song.

[qqqqrrrrssss]

hey meh too doin this song foh grade 4,along wid hello young lovers n can you fell the love tonight

[missbench5]

i am singong this for my grade 4 too, i sing it just like her nearly

[CharlotteinWeimar]

Good luck to all you Grade 4 singers and thanks for the comments!

[rhyfelwrDuw]

Brilliant - I'm doing that for my Grade 4 as well! :)

[yemyem2006]

Singing this for my grade four just like this... :) Lol. i hope!! Still worrying myself about it :s Ahhhh weel!

x

[emmalouisexxxx]

Same =O x

[queensofia123]

im singin it 4 my GCSE exam!!

iv been doin it my singin lessons for ages,

hope u passed! wish me luck :0

[SENAFOREVER]

Brava Yvonne!!!

[maidestone]

Charming! Wish someone could post Arne's 'Polly Willis' too.

Sincere thanks for posting this.