Does anyone know what the name of the song is, that Emma sings with Frank Churchill? "It was early in the month of May...." I want to know where I can get the lyrics and maybe even the piano accompaniment. Can anyone help me? Thanks!
shareMe tooooo I am very very intrigued with the name of the song, it is very difficult to look for it with those lyrics, since many songs have a similar part (the oh father, father build me a boat) someone enlighten us, pleaseeeeeeeee!!!!
the punishment is that you can never forget that one moment...
I had a quick search through the archive of Emma board on Republic of Pemberley. Actually I had a certain thread in my mind which I read some months ago, giving some real detailed information, but unfotunately just couldn't find it.
However, some bits of info are still there, I've linked some of them -otherwise my post would be too long and messy to read, besides avoiding doing injustice to the posters there! Hope the links will work and help.
Words to the "original" song: http://www.pemberley.com/bin/archives/emarc.pl?read=17204
Words to Emma's song: http://www.pemberley.com/bin/archives/emarc.pl?read=17220
(I've always thought Frank intenionally changed the line "For it's over to Ireland I'm yearning to float" just to tease Jane, or to make Emma to think he intended to embarrass Jane; such a rascal in any case!)
And a current thread going on the board on the same question: http://www.pemberley.com/bin/emma/emma.cgi?read=26093
If you go down through it you'll find some interesting info.
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Emma and Frank sing "Father Father Build Me A Boat."
In her book, Jane Austen on Film and Television, Sue Parrill calls the song by a different title: "To Love and Ireland" (146).
I think the song might be an alternate version of the song, "A SAILOR'S LIFE"
http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=73
and "PINERY BOY"
http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=4688
and "Papa, Papa Build Me A Boat"
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/longtimecoming/dockboggs/lyrics/vol2/papa_papa.html
and "ONE FINE MORNING EARLY IN SPRING"
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=25759
You can read more about it here
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=22870
Lyrics from the film:
It was early in the month of May
Down by the green fields I chanced to stray
I heard a young maiden sigh and say
That the man she loved had strayed away.
Oh, father, father, build me a boat
For it's over to Ireland I'm yearning to float
To search for my true love through tempest and storm
For I know in his [her] arms I'm safe from all harm.