tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post102146643467585231..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Franklin curiosities: Songs of the NorthRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-28193163045360254792010-01-02T21:12:45.913-08:002010-01-02T21:12:45.913-08:00Thanks Russell
Makes sense now.
Much appreciated.
...Thanks Russell<br />Makes sense now.<br />Much appreciated.<br />SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399965794309559270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-41925209768510695312010-01-02T09:34:44.738-08:002010-01-02T09:34:44.738-08:00Both these poems are in the Songs of the North col...Both these poems are in the <b>Songs of the North</b> collection. The missing bit of the line should read "Sailor's sad tear" -- I've corrected this in the NLA transcription.Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-61653155677150003372010-01-01T19:36:12.183-08:002010-01-01T19:36:12.183-08:00Wonder if you could help with this NLA article as ...Wonder if you could help with this NLA article as it is an area of common interest - the end of one line is not clear, you might know the song - anyone can edit it.<br />http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4791709<br />Context of this song of the north can be found at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11860007<br />Thanks, SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399965794309559270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-61660821050864378462009-12-02T13:04:34.014-08:002009-12-02T13:04:34.014-08:00Thanks for sharing this interesting book with us. ...Thanks for sharing this interesting book with us. I celebrate that such recopilations are done, and those old songs not forgotten. They were surely a very important item to maintain the moral of the crews. Something we can no more properly understand with our electronic gadgets, this sensation of being isolated as they were, and can barely imagine how that kind of solitude was felt.Rutgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138412167073652189noreply@blogger.com