Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JEAN RICHEPIN'S SONG, by HERBERT TRENCH Poet's Biography First Line: A poor lad once and a lad so trim Last Line: "are you hurt, my child, are you hurt at all?" Subject(s): Love – Unrequited; Murder; Hearts | ||||||||
I A POOR lad once and a lad so trim, Fol de rol de raly O! Fol de rol! A poor lad once and a lad so trim Gave his love to her that loved not him. II And, says she, "Fetch me to-night, you rogue, Fol de rol de raly O! Fol de rol! And, says she, "Fetch me to-night, you rogue, Your mother's heart to feed my dog!" III To his mother's house went that young man Fol de rol de raly O! Fol de rol! To his mother's house went that young man Killed her, and took the heart, and ran. IV And as he was running, look you, he fell Fol de rol de raly O! Fol de rol! And as he was running, look you, he fell And the heart rolled on the ground as well. V And the lad, as the heart was a-rolling, heard (Fol de rol de raly O! Fol de rol!) And the lad, as the heart was a-rolling, heard That the heart was speaking, and this was the word; VI. The heart was a-weeping and crying so small (Fol de rol de raly O! Fol de rol!) The heart was a-weeping and crying so small "Are you hurt, my child, are you hurt at all?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CARDIOLOGICAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS NOCTURNE OF REMEMBERED SPRING by CONRAD AIKEN |
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