Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (1872–1958) was an influential English composer.… Read Full Bio ↴Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (1872–1958) was an influential English composer.
Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 in Down Ampney, a village in the Cotswolds. After attending Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a student at the Royal College of Music; he later studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris.
He served as a lieutenant in World War I, having volunteered for the Field Ambulance Service; the appalling carnage affected him deeply, as did the deaths of close friends such as George Butterworth.
He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958, as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also one of the first serious collectors of English folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him.
Vaughan Williams died on 26th August 1958, and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.
Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 in Down Ampney, a village in the Cotswolds. After attending Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a student at the Royal College of Music; he later studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris.
He served as a lieutenant in World War I, having volunteered for the Field Ambulance Service; the appalling carnage affected him deeply, as did the deaths of close friends such as George Butterworth.
He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958, as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also one of the first serious collectors of English folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him.
Vaughan Williams died on 26th August 1958, and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.
Greensleeves
Ralph Vaughan Williams Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Greensleeves' by these artists:
Amy Nuttall Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Anne van Schothorst Entre mas te miro yo mas me convenzo que estando…
Anúna Alas, my love, but you do me wrong To cast me…
Anuna Alas, my love, but you do me wrong To cast me…
Billy Vaughn Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Black'Mores Night Alas my love, ye do me wrong to cast me…
Celtic Lassies Alas my love, ye do me wrong, to cast me off…
Charlotte & Jürgen Wendling What child is this, Who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap is…
Choir of the Chapel Royal of St.Peter ad Vincula Marie Goosens John Williams Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Deller Consort Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Fiddler's Green Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
Gloria Lynne Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Gregorian Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Guaraldi Vince; Trio Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Helen Merrill Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Hoyt Axton Alas my love, oh you do me wrong to cast me…
Izzy Alas, my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
J. Smith Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Jeff Beck (traditional/arranged by a. jeffrey) [instrumental]…
Jo Jones Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Karliene Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Kate Smith Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Katey Sagal It seems, my love, you do me wrong You fooled me…
Kelly Family The Oh a family of bards A travelling went to distant lands A…
Kenny Burrell y aunque te quiera y aunque te ame ya es muy tarde…
Kenny G (Holiday) Alas my love, you do me wrong To cast me out…
Kevin Max O they sailed into Bethlehem, On Christmas Day, on Christma…
Kováts Kriszta Én édes szívem szép szemű és szép szavú, -…
L.A. Four Lady Greensleeves Performer:The Brothers Four Lyricist :Ho…
Lila Frascara Our hands are rising to the moon don't be afraid of…
London Symphony Orchestra Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight, Gre…
Loreena McKennitt Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
Lynyrd Skynyrd Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me out…
Mannheim Steam Roller Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight, G…
Mannheim Steamroller Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight, Gre…
Mannheim Steamroller f/Elyse Davis Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight, G…
Marianne Faithfull Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
Mason Williams Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight, Gre…
McKENNITT LOREENA Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
Méav Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Mel Tormé Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Michael Silverman Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Michael Silverman and the Debussy Consort & Michael Silverman What child is this, who, laid to rest On Mary's lap,…
Michael W. Smith Son of God, purest light, Lord on high is here…
Mickey Waller (traditional/arranged by a. jeffrey) [instrumental]…
Mignarda Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Neil Young Alas my love you do me wrong By treating me discourteously '…
Nolwenn Leroy Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me…
Odetta Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was all my joy Gree…
Olivia Newton-John Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Paddy O'Connor Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
Pat O'Connorly and His Orchestra Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Perry Como Alas! my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
R. Blackmore Alas my love, ye do me wrong to cast me…
Ray Conniff What child is this? Who meant to rest on Mary's lap…
Ray Price I walked one day neath the summer sky and my…
Richard Dyer-Bennet Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Ritchie Blackmore Alas my love, ye do me wrong to cast me…
Roger Whittaker Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Rowenda Taheny Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Salvation Army Band Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
Simon Bernard-Smith Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
St. Louis Ocarina Trio: Heather Scott-Ocarina Dennis Yeh-Violin Lan Sin Lim-Piano Laura Yeh-Ocarina What Child is this, who laid to rest, On Mary's lap…
Steff Picard Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
Stress Relief Calm Oasis A-ha, Yasin, A-Keyy Vad händer Savvas? För ikväll, bara för …
Stuart & Sarah What child is this, who, laid to rest On Mary's lap,…
The Band Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
The Band Of The Blues And Royals What Child is this, who laid to rest, On Mary's lap…
The Kelly Family Oh a family of bards A travelling went to distant lands A…
The King's Singers Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me…
The Kings Singers Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
The L.A. Four Lady Greensleeves Performer:The Brothers Four Lyricist :Ho…
The L.A.4 Lady Greensleeves --- Instrumental with humming --- Alas, …
The London Orchestra Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight, Gre…
The Lords Greensleeves, what I say, farewell, my love a-bye bye, my lo…
The Ray Conniff Singers What child is this? Who meant to rest on Mary's lap…
The Static Jacks There was a time When hearts were young, and so was…
Tina Mulrooney Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off…
Tony Elman What Child is this, who laid to rest On Mary's lap…
Tony Newman (traditional/arranged by a. jeffrey) [instrumental]…
Vanessa Carlton Alas my love you do me wrong To cast me out…
Vince Guaraldi Trio Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
W.E.S. Son of God, purest light, Lord on high is here…
William S. What child is this laid to rest While Mary's man is…
Zantalino and his Orchestra Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off…
[unknown] GREENSLEEVES (poss. Henry VIII of England, 1500's.) Alas, m…
IZZY Alas, my love you do me wrong To cast me off…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Fantasia on "Greensleeves" I got someone at home, don't know whats going on Thinks…
Fantasia on "Greensleeves" (Plymouth Festival Orchestra) Now there you go again you say you want your…
Fantasia on Greensleeves I got someone at home, don't know whats going on Thinks…
Rest O Earth lie heavily upon her eyes; Seal her sweet eyes…
The Turtle Dove Fare you well my dear I must be gone and leave…
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@marvinc999
Kyra Barney -
" my favorite piece of orchestral music"
Good for you, Honey - you have EXQUISITE taste !!!
If you're really into RVW - and haven't seen it yet - then I humbly suggest you beg, borrow, or steal a copy of Tony Palmer's excellent film about him: O Thou Transcendent :
https://www.amazon.com/Thou-Transcendent-Ralph-Vaughan-Williams/dp/B00118DQX8/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1508074571&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=o+thou+transecendent
Vaya con Dios !
@AndyJarman
Your heritage is England too.
Many people born in England died and were buried in far off lands. No less English for it.
India and Britain have lived through much together and learned much from each other. It rubs off you know.
"If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England’s, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home."
1914 The Soldier
Rupert Brooke
(God Save the Queen!).
@edwardmeagher2816
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, I’ve loved it since I was a young boy. I’m 64 now & I still get emotional when I hear it because it reminds me of someone I loved very much who I lost to tragic circumstances
@lafayette464
The country in which I was Happy and it remains always in my mind and heart. From Spain!
@martinpill8603
This is when England was England. ❤
@chrisdiverd8015
It still is. Countries change all the time, they aren’t frozen in time.
@anonanon7497
@@chrisdiverd8015 He's referring to when nations and ethnicities still had distinct identities and weren't the bland sameness that global capital has turned it into. You're statement is correct in principle but it's missing the point he is making.
@PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS
@@anonanon7497 when i went to england i didnt find it bland, or the same as my home country
@PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS
go and listen to Songs of a Mad King, i think that is especially English
@ozone1959
Yeah, but since 1706 it has been taken over by the British and they have destroyed it
@SylentEcho
When I was little, my dad would always hum this to me, when I'd be sick with Asthma. He's gone now, but I'm just glad the music remained in my head. :)
@ebertmesiascancharidelacru3669
What a nice story.