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Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)
Artist: Young Tradition
Author: traditional
Label: Transatlantic
Year: 1965
Roud #8194. Lyke as in Dutch word Lijk (corpse). These lyrics may have pre Christian roots and were provided with music several times, even by Benjamin Britten ('34). All but two versions hereby follow The Young Tradition arrangement.
Covers:
Al Stewart [outtake Zero She Flies album, with Mimi Fariña]
Mediaeval Baebes [as This Ay Nicht, using the melody collected by Hans Fried in Scotland with Betty Richards]
Steeleye Span [also using the Fried-Richards melody]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)