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When You And I Were Young

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Song: When You And I Were Young, Maggie
Artist: Foster & Allen

I wandered today to the hills Maggie,to watch the scene below
The creek and the creeking old mill Maggie, as we used to long, long ago
The green grove is gone from the hills Maggie, where first the daisys sprung
The creeking old mill is still Maggie since you and I where young

They say that I'm feeble with age Maggie, my steps are much slower than then
My face is a well written page Maggie, and time all alone was the pen
They say we have outlived our time Maggie as dated as songs that we've sung
But to me you're as fair as you were Maggie, when you and I were young

"When You And I Were Young, Maggie" is a kind of sentimental song for the lost youth and fear of aging.  It is performed by Foster and Allen, a musical duo from Ireland, consisting of Mick Foster and Tony Allen. While they are singing, Foster plays accordion and Allen plays guitar.

According to Wikipedia, Canadian school teacher George Johnson from Hamilton, Ontario wrote the poem "When You And I Were Young, Maggie". It was published in 1864 in a collection of his poems entitled Maple Leaves.

Margaret "Maggie" Clark was George's student. George and Maggie fell in love. Maggie was in poor health. One day, George walked to the edge of the Niagara escarpment, overlooking what is now downtown Hamilton, and composed the poem.  George and Maggie  were married in 1864 but Maggie's health deteriorated and she died a year later.

James Butterfield set the poem to music and it became popular all over the world. Johnson died in 1917. The schoolhouse where the two lovers met still stands on the escarpment above Hamilton, and a plaque bearing the name of the song has been erected in front of the old building.

 


Rebecca Lin 2009 13 Autumn In USA

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tern2 回复 悄悄话 回复 '林贝卡' 的评论 :
太谢谢了,贝卡,就是这歌. 非常喜欢这歌。
林贝卡 回复 悄悄话 回复 'tern2' 的评论 :

是叶蓓唱的这首吗?

http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blog/frontend.php?act=article&blogId=10172&date=201312&postId=5767
林贝卡 回复 悄悄话 回复 'tern2' 的评论 :

桐儿,节日里看到你,好开心呀。 你不说,我还真没有想起凤飞飞的[往事难忘]来自此歌的旋律呢。
tern2 回复 悄悄话 贝卡,我还想再听那首歌,可我刚才在你这里一阵翻找也没找到。前几天在你这里听到,好喜欢。只记得是叶蓓唱的,歌词写的很好,意境和旋律让我想起了跟以前那首【暗香】,很多地方相似。很喜欢的歌。可我除了这些别的什么也记不得了。贝卡给个链接好吗? 先谢谢。
tern2 回复 悄悄话 听了又听。温暖的歌。
贝卡,今天听到这歌,才知道凤飞飞那首好听的[往事难忘]的原旋律是从这里来的:)
亲爱的贝卡,圣诞节快乐!新年快乐! 问孩子们好!

往事难忘温馨如昨
依然荡漾心头.
春去春回 年年如梦
但愿你勿忘我.

忘不了你,美丽优雅的林贝卡!
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