Help finding a song from Victorian days
September 25, 2007 5:52 AM Subscribe
Is there a real song with this lyric?
"Where and how shall I earliest meet her?
What are the words that she'll first say to me?"
I'm directing a production of Charley's Aunt and one of the characters sings this little bit of a song.
I'd like to be able to have the actor (me!) perform the lyric in the actual tune it was written in, and also incorporate the complete song into another part of the production.
It sounds like a sentimental song from the Victorian age, and of course that's exactly what I'd expect from "Charley's Aunt."
I've looked in several books of English song but no joy yet. Any experts on sentimental Victorian ballads about?
I'm directing a production of Charley's Aunt and one of the characters sings this little bit of a song.
I'd like to be able to have the actor (me!) perform the lyric in the actual tune it was written in, and also incorporate the complete song into another part of the production.
It sounds like a sentimental song from the Victorian age, and of course that's exactly what I'd expect from "Charley's Aunt."
I've looked in several books of English song but no joy yet. Any experts on sentimental Victorian ballads about?
It's "When and how...":posted by pracowity at 6:02 AM on September 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
Are you sure the line isn't 'When and how shall I earliest meet her?'
Searched 'shall I earliest meet her' on the Goog
Came up with a song called 'My Queen.'
posted by B(oYo)BIES at 6:05 AM on September 25, 2007
Searched 'shall I earliest meet her' on the Goog
Came up with a song called 'My Queen.'
posted by B(oYo)BIES at 6:05 AM on September 25, 2007
Response by poster: Dayummnn...I thank you all.
1. I need to learn my lines
2. The Google is not my friend -- I swear I searched before I posted.
Many thanks.
posted by bovious at 6:15 AM on September 25, 2007
1. I need to learn my lines
2. The Google is not my friend -- I swear I searched before I posted.
Many thanks.
posted by bovious at 6:15 AM on September 25, 2007
Just a pointer.. I specifically search small portions of the main text in quotes for better results.
In your line, "Where and how shall I earliest meet her?," taking "shall I earliest meet her" is probably going to be enough to find some pretty specific results. As a matter of fact, "shall I earliest" was enough to come back with good results in this case.
posted by B(oYo)BIES at 6:20 AM on September 25, 2007
In your line, "Where and how shall I earliest meet her?," taking "shall I earliest meet her" is probably going to be enough to find some pretty specific results. As a matter of fact, "shall I earliest" was enough to come back with good results in this case.
posted by B(oYo)BIES at 6:20 AM on September 25, 2007
Response by poster: Thanks. I'll confess what I did so that those who come after may know of my folly:
First, I searched the wrong lyric: "Where and how shall I earliest meet her"
Then, I tried: lyric "where and how shall I earliest meet her"
Then, when I realized my mistake, I tried
lyric "when and how shall I earliest meet her"
which got me zippo.
Again, thanks.
posted by bovious at 6:29 AM on September 25, 2007
First, I searched the wrong lyric: "Where and how shall I earliest meet her"
Then, I tried: lyric "where and how shall I earliest meet her"
Then, when I realized my mistake, I tried
lyric "when and how shall I earliest meet her"
which got me zippo.
Again, thanks.
posted by bovious at 6:29 AM on September 25, 2007
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