Talk:Lavender Blue
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Er.. careful possible copyright problems with this song.
Words and Music by Larry Morey and Eliot Daniel c. 1949. Mintguy 00:04 Dec 15, 2002 (UTC)
- The article says it's a 17th century folk song. What's the source for this credit? It doesn't seem to be accurate. I don't think there's a problem here. --Camembert
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- There's more... I don't know this ins and outs of copyright law but but I just thought I'd mention it. Mintguy 00:04 Dec 15, 2002 (UTC)
That would appear to be a version written for a film of, as you say, around 1949. I think they've adapted the old folk song (which isn't copyrighted, of course), and added some extra bits. Looks like the version quoted at this article is an old, uncopyrighted version of lyrics, with not much in common with the Morey/Daniel version. So we're OK. --Camembert
17th century folk songs can't be copyrighted (or 19th-century ones, either). New arrangements (i.e., new verses, new melodies, etc) can. The verses "If your dilly dilly heart feels a dilly dilly way", etc., are probably protected by the 1948 copyright, but the verses borrowed from the original folk song can't be "recaptured" by a new copyright. --Len
[edit] Lavender
Why does it make less sense to have "lavender" twice? I always assumed it refered to the flowers (blue), then the leaves (green). The flowers of rosemary are white ... -- Tarquin
The part of lavender for which it is used as an herb is blue; the part of rosemary for which it is used as an herb, the leaves, are green. But I'm not married to this observation. Feel free to work with it a bit. --Len
Maybe the colour of lavender leaves can fall into that part of the spectrum which some people call blue, some green. -- t
- To me "lavender's blue, rosemary's green" makes a helluva lot more sense than "lavender's blue, lavender's green". Maikel 10:06, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
I agree with Tarquin. Sixty two years ago my Grandmother explained to me that in the spring a field of lavender is green and as it flowers the field turns blue. Kaywin Davis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.226.225.22 (talk) 18:01, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Marillion
Changed Marillion from Scottish to English Band. Marillion have always been based in Aylesbury (Near Oxford) England. www.marillion.com
[edit] Dilly dilly
What's the "dilly dilly" bit supposed to mean? Is it the pet name for his lover, or just a nonsensical interjection, like "Yo" in rap? Is there a scientific term for interjections such as "dilly dilly" or "hey nonny nonny"? Maikel 10:09, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Historical reference
I have added a historical reference from James Halliwell for this. The site reproduction also has a picture of the music (also dating to 1849) as well as a modern rendition in a .midi file. Modified the text to reflect Halliwell's comments. [Presscom] 7 April 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Presscom (talk • contribs) 15:29, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
