Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - Additions and Corrections

17. Hind Horn

P. 193 b (2). 'Hr. Lovmand,' Kristensen, Jyske Folkeminder, X, 252, No 62, A-D.

194 ff., 502 f.; II, 499 b; III, 501 b. Ring stories. Cf. MacInnes, Folk and Hero Tales (Argyllshire), 1890, p. 157. (G.L.K.)

Bulgarian ballad. — Stojan is married on Sunday, on Monday he is ordered to join the army. His wife gives him a posy, which will remain fresh until she marries another man. He serves nine years; the tenth the queen discovers from his talk that he has a wife, and gives him permission to go home. He arrives the very day on which his wife is to be remarried, goes to the wedding, and asks her to kiss his hand and accept a gift from him. She recognizes him by the ring on his hand, sends off the guests, and goes home with him. Collection of the Ministry of Instruction, I, 39. In a variant, Verković, p. 329, No 301, the man is gone three years, and arrives just as the wedding procession comes for the bride. (W.W.)

198 b. 'Le Retour du Mari.' ' Un Retour de Guerre' (cards), Daymard, pp. 203, 4.

202 a, III, 501 b. For more of these curiosities (in Salman u. Morolf, Orendel, Virginal, Laurin, etc.), see Vogt's note, p. 181 (248 ff.), to Salman u. Morolf.

206. H. I have received from Mr. Walker, of Aberdeen, author of 'The Bards of Bonaccord,' a copy of 'Hind Horn' which was taken down by a correspondent of his on lower Deeside about 1880. It closely resembles G and H. Collated with H, the more noteworthy variations are as follows:

   11. Hey how, bound, lovie, hey how, free.
62. An the glintin o 't was aboon.
10. An when he looked the ring upon, O but it was pale an wan!
132. What news, what news is in this lan?
19.   Ye'll ging up to yon high hill,
An ye'll blaw yer trumpet loud an shrill.
20.   Doun at yon gate ye will enter in,
And at yon stair ye will stan still.
21.   Ye'll seek meat frae ane, ye'll seek meat frae twa,
Ye'll seek meat fra the highest to the lowest o them a'.
22.   But it's out o their bans an ye will tak nane
Till it comes out o the bride's ain han.
262. Wi the links o the yellow gowd in her hair.
After 27:
  An when she looked the ring upon, O
but she grew pale an wan!
After 28:
  Or got ye it frae ane that is far, far away,
To gie unto me upon my weddin-day?
30.   But I got it frae you when I gaed away,
To gie unto you on your weddin-day.
32.   It's I'll gang wi you for evermore,
An beg my bread frae door to door.

502 a. There can hardly be a doubt that the two stanzas cited belonged to 'The Kitchie-Boy,' 'Bonny Foot-Boy,' No 252. Cf. A 34, 35, B 47, D 7, 8, of that ballad.

To be Corrected in the Print.

188 b, line 15. Read 207.

200 b, line 6. Read Vidyádharí.

This page most recently updated on 11-May-2011, 17:38:25.
Return to main index