Once I had a sprig of thyme -
It grew by night and by day,
'Til a false young man came a-courting to me,
And he stole all me thyme away.
It grew by night and by day,
'Til a false young man came a-courting to me,
And he stole all me thyme away.
Thyme, it is a precious thing,
And thyme it will grow on,
And thyme it will bring all things to an end,
And so does my thyme grow on.
And thyme it will grow on,
And thyme it will bring all things to an end,
And so does my thyme grow on.
Once I had a sprig of thyme -
It grew by night and by day,
'Til a false young man came a-courting to me,
And he stole all me thyme away.
It grew by night and by day,
'Til a false young man came a-courting to me,
And he stole all me thyme away.
The gardener was standing by,
I bid him choose for me,
He chose me the lily, aye the violet and the pink,
Ah but surely I refused them all three.
I bid him choose for me,
He chose me the lily, aye the violet and the pink,
Ah but surely I refused them all three.
Once I had a sprig of thyme -
It grew by night and by day,
'Til a false young man came a-courting to me,
And he stole all me thyme away.
It grew by night and by day,
'Til a false young man came a-courting to me,
And he stole all me thyme away.
And it's very well a-drinking ale,
And it's nice just to have a drop of wine,
Ah but I like sitting by the young man's side
That's gained this heart of mine.
And it's nice just to have a drop of wine,
Ah but I like sitting by the young man's side
That's gained this heart of mine.
Once I had a sprig of thyme -
It grew by night and by day,
'Til a false young man came a-courting to me,
And he stole all me thyme away.
It grew by night and by day,
'Til a false young man came a-courting to me,
And he stole all me thyme away.
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भाषा: हिन्दी
शैलीEthnic/Folk
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गाने के बोल लाइसेंस द्वाराLyricFind
जोड़ाApril 21st, 2018
आखरी अपडेटMarch 7th, 2022
के बारे मेंThe Sprig of Thyme, The Seeds of Love, Maiden's Lament, Garners Gay, Let No Man Steal Your Thyme or Rue (Roud #3) is a traditional British and Irish folk ballad that uses botanical and other symbolism to warn young people of the dangers in taking false lovers. The song was first documented in 1689 and the many variants go by a large number of titles.
Sprig of Thyme is a very old traditional song that was known to exist in the seventeenth century and which may well be much older. Actually, there are many traditional British folk songs with the word 'thyme' in the title. 'Sprig of Thyme' is one of them; 'Bunch of Thyme' is another, and 'Let No Man Steal Your Thyme' (as recorded by Pentangle) is a third. All of these songs share two things: the double meaning of 'thyme' and 'time' (which seem to be nearly synonymous), and the motif of thyme representing a woman's virginity. But the different thyme songs are, in my opinion anyway, really first cousins rather than being variants of the same song. The thyme song on this page, 'Sprig of Thyme', is perhaps the most sprightly of them; whilst 'Let No Man Steal Your Thyme' has the darkest hue, and 'Bunch of Thyme' is arguably the most affecting. See this site for a breakdown of the various different thyme-themed songs from the British Isles.
In one version of Maiden's Lament, the narrator tells her audience to keep their gardens fair and not to let anyone steal their thyme. Once, she had a sprig of thyme but a gardener's son came with a red rose, a blue violet and some bitter rue. He stole the thyme and left only rue, with its "running root", growing in its place. Her parents were angry but she will cut the head off the rose and plant a willow for all to see. There is many a "dark and cloudy morn brings forth a pleasant day" and "there are fine boats sailing here".
In a version of Let No Man Steal Your Thyme, she wishes she were in her lover's arms but she tells false men not to give her cause to complain about the grass underfoot being "trodden down" – in time, it will rise again.
In some versions of Garners Gay, the narrator plucks up all rue and plants a sturdy oak in its place with the hope that it will grow strong and remain as true as the stars do to the sky.
Other plants are mentioned in other versions.
Sprig of Thyme is a very old traditional song that was known to exist in the seventeenth century and which may well be much older. Actually, there are many traditional British folk songs with the word 'thyme' in the title. 'Sprig of Thyme' is one of them; 'Bunch of Thyme' is another, and 'Let No Man Steal Your Thyme' (as recorded by Pentangle) is a third. All of these songs share two things: the double meaning of 'thyme' and 'time' (which seem to be nearly synonymous), and the motif of thyme representing a woman's virginity. But the different thyme songs are, in my opinion anyway, really first cousins rather than being variants of the same song. The thyme song on this page, 'Sprig of Thyme', is perhaps the most sprightly of them; whilst 'Let No Man Steal Your Thyme' has the darkest hue, and 'Bunch of Thyme' is arguably the most affecting. See this site for a breakdown of the various different thyme-themed songs from the British Isles.
In one version of Maiden's Lament, the narrator tells her audience to keep their gardens fair and not to let anyone steal their thyme. Once, she had a sprig of thyme but a gardener's son came with a red rose, a blue violet and some bitter rue. He stole the thyme and left only rue, with its "running root", growing in its place. Her parents were angry but she will cut the head off the rose and plant a willow for all to see. There is many a "dark and cloudy morn brings forth a pleasant day" and "there are fine boats sailing here".
In a version of Let No Man Steal Your Thyme, she wishes she were in her lover's arms but she tells false men not to give her cause to complain about the grass underfoot being "trodden down" – in time, it will rise again.
In some versions of Garners Gay, the narrator plucks up all rue and plants a sturdy oak in its place with the hope that it will grow strong and remain as true as the stars do to the sky.
Other plants are mentioned in other versions.
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