Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The selections in this video are as follows:
00:00 Never Weather-Beaten Sail: a prayer in which the speaker says that "never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore" than his weary spirit longs to ascend to heaven.
01:02 Love Me Little, Love Me Long: a love song in which the singer wishes to be loved moderately for the long term rather than intensely for the short term.
02:22 I Pass All My Hours: a nostalgic song in which a man passes all his hours in a shady grove, remembering the happy times he once spent there with his love.
03:53 Since First I Saw Your Face: a love song in which a man professes his love for the woman who has disdained him.
05:13 The Oak and the Ash: a song in which a girl regrets having moved to London because she so misses the rustic life of the north country.
06:18 What Shall I Do: the first line of the song completes the question with "to show how much I love her?" In the continuation, the singer describes the lengths to which he will go to prove his love and expresses the wish to die in the arms of his belovèd.
07:56 Now Is the Month of Maying: a song celebrating the pleasures of spring.
09:13 We Be Three Poor Mariners: a song expressing pride in the life of merchant men.
10:38 The Self-Banished: a song in which a man vows never again to see the woman he loves in vain and will not break his vow lest she not believe him when he vowed to love her.
12:16 There Was a Jolly Miller: the song tells of a miller who lives happily from day to day, content with his work and caring for no one if no one cares for him.
If you like this music, you might also enjoy my arrangements of traditional Irish airs: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg2GtsZ0EeLsljGKI85_p3A0jdibL7zoP.
The selections in this video are as follows:
00:00 Never Weather-Beaten Sail: a prayer in which the speaker says that "never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore" than his weary spirit longs to ascend to heaven.
01:02 Love Me Little, Love Me Long: a love song in which the singer wishes to be loved moderately for the long term rather than intensely for the short term.
02:22 I Pass All My Hours: a nostalgic song in which a man passes all his hours in a shady grove, remembering the happy times he once spent there with his love.
03:53 Since First I Saw Your Face: a love song in which a man professes his love for the woman who has disdained him.
05:13 The Oak and the Ash: a song in which a girl regrets having moved to London because she so misses the rustic life of the north country.
06:18 What Shall I Do: the first line of the song completes the question with "to show how much I love her?" In the continuation, the singer describes the lengths to which he will go to prove his love and expresses the wish to die in the arms of his belovèd.
07:56 Now Is the Month of Maying: a song celebrating the pleasures of spring.
09:13 We Be Three Poor Mariners: a song expressing pride in the life of merchant men.
10:38 The Self-Banished: a song in which a man vows never again to see the woman he loves in vain and will not break his vow lest she not believe him when he vowed to love her.
12:16 There Was a Jolly Miller: the song tells of a miller who lives happily from day to day, content with his work and caring for no one if no one cares for him.
If you like this music, you might also enjoy my arrangements of traditional Irish airs: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg2GtsZ0EeLsljGKI85_p3A0jdibL7zoP.
