Ivor Gurney - Down by the Salley Gardens (Anthony Rolfe Johnson)

Down by the Salley Gardens by Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (1940-2010), tenor
David Willison, piano

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Down by the Salley Gardens
by W. B. Yeats

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 grow on the tree;
But I being young and foolish with her did 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.
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.

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[reneeandpav83]

Thanks for this. Do you know who is playing the piano?

[whiteocean78]

Hi! David Willison played the piano. :)

[elyzhium]

I also suggest these other two albums, sang by A. Rolfe-Johnson:

- The English Song Series 3.

Songs by Vaughan Williams.

Edited by Naxos (First issued on Collins Classics, 1996).

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, tenor; Simon Keenlyside, baritone; Graham Johnson, piano

- The Hyperion Schubert Edition 6.

Lieder by Schubert. Hyperion Records Limited, 1990.

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, tenor; Graham Johnson, piano

They really are some other jewels to enjoy!

[miremystic]

'......... but I was young and foolish.........'

[sapper82]

@OliSheff

No.

[sapper82]

@treeshanklondon

Anything is better than the Britten!!

[nVeeNetworkHD]

SCREW YOU

[nVeeNetworkHD]

SAD PEOPLE

[nVeeNetworkHD]

YOU SUCK

[nVeeNetworkHD]

Worst song ever.

[jd7x7jd]

Thank you, this is a real gem. Wonderful singing, and a pianist who actually knows how to accompany. Perfect. :)

[walshamite]

From the first note he sings, this is just gorgeous. Gurney's tune was not known to me, and is deliciously plaintive.

[Nastyswimmer]

"Down by the Salley Gardens" - words by W B Yeates, from an Irish love song, "You Rambling Boys of Pleasure", which tells of a man whose girl left him for money. A salley garden is a field of willows (sallows) grown for basket making, and willow, of course, is a metaphor for sorrow.

[miremystic]

had no idea about his departure... so sorry to learn about it.... Only a truthful, clean soul could sing this way. Rest in peace and thank you so much for the gift of your voice and your wonderful singing taste, Anthony! We have the recordings you left us and, in this way, you'll still be with us.