#and what's also mysterious to me here is that the mainlynorfolk version lists a chorus and verse that doesn't Happen in the sharpe version
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regular achievable plans (what if we learned a language simply because we wanted to get better at cataloguing different versions of johnny has gone for a soldier/siúil a rún...)
#news from the cupola#ballads and things#OKAY SO my normal first place to do lyrics look-up is mainlynorfolk which lists four versions#the version I've listened to the most for the johnny version is mark o'connor's which doesn't Have the chorus as a sung part#and most with the sung chorus either have it as siúil a grá or siúil a rún (transliteration variable) even when the rest of the song's#in english! something by which I'm Fascinated.#now the OTHER thing that's perplexing is that mainlynorfolk lists a john tams version of johnny with the siúil a grá chorus#but the only place I can track down a recording of mr tams singing this is Inside A Sharpe Episode#and what's also mysterious to me here is that the mainlynorfolk version lists a chorus and verse that doesn't Happen in the sharpe version#quick scan of another version (pete seeger) which isn't listed in the four variations I looked at earlier Also doesn't have those verses#WAITAMINUTE HEY I'm a fool it's in the STRANGE SOUNDTRACK CD#...and with a bit more looking I'VE FOUND IT AND IT'S GOT THE EXTRA VERSES IN IT#anyway back to the original point of this post which is that I realized that I've memorized about half of siúil a rún phonetically#and I should learn the proper demarcations of sound in the words so I can sing it more nicely and without my usual stumblemumble#altho' I'm also tempted to learn the weird john tams version except I know I'll be tempted to put a slant rhyme somewhere he doesn't
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