Michael Sylvester asked: >Did the song Greensleeves first emerge as a Christmas carol?
No - as the words make clear: "Alas, my love, you do me wrong, to cast me off discourteously..." Chorus: "Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight, Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady Greensleeves." http://ingeb.org/songs/alasmylo.html It was composed in the sixteenth century by the prolific Trad. (Sometimes unreliably attributed to Henry VIII.) Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
