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'''SAIR FYEL'D HINNY''' (Sin I Ken'd Thou). AKA and see “[[Young and lusty was I]].” English, Air (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. C Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. | '''SAIR FYEL'D HINNY''' (Sin I Ken'd Thou). AKA and see “[[Young and lusty was I]].” English, Air (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. C Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The song "Sair Fyel'd Hinn" [Roud 3062] describes the felling of a tree as a lament to getting old. The refrain, 'sair fyeld, syne å kenned thou.', translates as 'sorely felled since I knew you'. ''Hinny'' is a Geordie term of affection, akin to 'mate' or 'buddy'. The song title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. | ||
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''Sair fyel'd, hinny, Sair fyel'd now;''<br> | ''Sair fyel'd, hinny, Sair fyel'd now;''<br> | ||
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''Mony a lang year.'' .... (Bruce & Stokoe)<br> | ''Mony a lang year.'' .... (Bruce & Stokoe)<br> | ||
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See also note for “[[annotation:I was young and lusty when I kent ye]].” | A Jesmond singing teacher, Ernest J Potts, recorded "Sair Fyel'd Hinny" in 1927. See also note for “[[annotation:I was young and lusty when I kent ye]].” | ||
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<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - Bruce & Stokoe ('''Northumbrian Minstrelsy'''), 1882; p. 92. | <font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - Bruce & Stokoe ('''Northumbrian Minstrelsy'''), 1882; p. 92. W.G. Whittaker ('''North Countrie Songs'''), | ||
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Fellside Recordings FECD218, Graham & Sam Pirt - "Dance ti' Thee Daddy" (2008). Topic Records TOP 75, Louis Killen - "Northumbrian Garland" (1962). Topic Records TSCD 498, High Level Ranters - "Along the Coaly Tyne." Kathryn Tickell - "Northumbrian Collection." </font> | |||
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SAIR FYEL'D HINNY (Sin I Ken'd Thou). AKA and see “Young and lusty was I.” English, Air (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. C Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The song "Sair Fyel'd Hinn" [Roud 3062] describes the felling of a tree as a lament to getting old. The refrain, 'sair fyeld, syne å kenned thou.', translates as 'sorely felled since I knew you'. Hinny is a Geordie term of affection, akin to 'mate' or 'buddy'. The song title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800.
Sair fyel'd, hinny, Sair fyel'd now;
Sair fyel'd, hinny, Sin' I ken'd thou.
Aw was young and lusty,
Aw was fair and clear;
Aw was young and lusty,
Mony a lang year. .... (Bruce & Stokoe)
A Jesmond singing teacher, Ernest J Potts, recorded "Sair Fyel'd Hinny" in 1927. See also note for “annotation:I was young and lusty when I kent ye.”