За мною, юноши и девы ({g bukZ, Zukon n ;yfd)

Иллюстрация из детской книги Рэндольфа Калдекотта «Come Lasses and Lads», первоначально опубликованной в 1884 году

За мною, юноши и девы (Come Lasses and Lads) — традиционная британская песня XVII-го века в размере 6/8 с настроением «bright swing», исполнявшаяся во время праздничных танцев вокруг майского дерева. Слова и музыка народные. Существует множество вариантов текста, расходящихся в незначительных деталях.

Текст

Один из вариантов текста песни (на англ.)

Come, Lasses and Lads, take leave of your Dads, And away to the Maypole hie; For ev'ry fair has a sweetheart there, And the fiddler's standing by. Then Willie shall dance with Jane, And Johnny has got his Joan, And every maid shall trip it, trip it Trip it up and down. (последние две строки в куплете повторяются) Let's start, says Dick, Aye aye, says Nick And I prithee, fiddler, play Agreed, says Hugh, and so says Sue, For this is a holiday. Then every lad did doff His hat unto his lass, And every maid did curtsey, curtsey, Curtsey on the grass. Begin, says Matt, Aye aye, says Nat We'll lead up Packington's Pound No, no, says Nolly, and so says Dolly We'll first have Sellenger's Round Then every man began To foot it round about And every girl did step it, step it Step it in and out. You're out, says Dick, Not I, says Nick 'Twas the fiddler play'd it wrong 'Tis true, says Hugh, and so says Sue And so says every one The fiddler then began To play the tune again And every maid did jig it, jig it Jig it to the men. Let's kiss, says Jan, Aye aye, says Nan And so says every she How many says Matt, Why three, says Nat For that is a maiden's fee The men, instead of three Did give them half a score And the maids in kindness, kindness, kindness Give 'em as many more. Well there they did stay for the whole of the day And they tired the fiddler quite With dancing and play, without any pay From morning until night. They told the fiddler then That they'd pay him for his play And each a twopence, twopence, twopence Give him, and went away. Good night, says Harry, Good night, says Mary Good night, says Dolly to John Good night,' says Sue to her sweetheart Hugh Good night, says everyone Some walked, and some did run Some loitered on the way And they bound themselves with kisses twelve To meet next holiday.

Упоминания в литературе

• В романе «Остров сокровищ» Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона в главе XX «Сильвер-парламентёр» капитан Смоллетт насвистывает «За мною, юноши и девы».
• В романе «В поисках света» Холла Кейна — любимая песня Глори.

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