Thank you, Kate. You have a voice that's beyond lovely, but where does the feeling, the incredible feeling, come from? You have a heart as well as a voice.
Candlemas is on the day after Imbolc, and is the festival celebrating the presentation of Christ in the Temple. In mediaeval celebration it was seen as the last day of the Christmas celebrations (hence the lyrics of this song!!). Yep - many traditions were taken on from Imbolc and Brigd's day. How fantastic so many share this time of candle lighting and community :) It has everything to do with Christians celebrating Christmas and shares much to do with Pagans celebrating Imbolc. Candlemas is, of course, the Christian title for February 2nd (NOT 1st!! which is Brigid's day). Pity you didn't bother to find out twzdfirestrtr42.......
The words are by the 17th century poet Robert Herrick, who also wrote 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of TIme'; from which the line 'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may' is well known.
Herrick wrote two Candlemas poems. Here's the one's that's Rusby's song: CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS EVE by Robert Herrick (1591-1674) Down with the rosemary and bays, Down with the misletoe ; Instead of holly, now up-raise The greener box (for show). The holly hitherto did sway ; Let box now domineer Until the dancing Easter day, Or Easter's eve appear. Then youthful box which now hath grace Your houses to renew ; Grown old, surrender must his place Unto the crisped yew. When yew is out, then birch comes in, And many flowers beside ; Both of a fresh and fragrant kin To honour Whitsuntide. Green rushes, then, and sweetest bents, With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments To re-adorn the house. Thus times do shift ; each thing his turn does hold ; New things succeed, as former things grow old. - - - - - - - - - - And here's the other one, with a sllightly different perspective: CEREMONY UPON CANDLEMAS EVE by Robert Herrick (1591-1674) Down with the rosemary, and so Down with the bays and misletoe; Down with the holly, ivy, all, Wherewith ye dress'd the Christmas Hall : That so the superstitious find No one least branch there left behind: For look, how many leaves there be Neglected, there (maids, trust to me) So many goblins you shall see.
Total balderdash. Carew is no more 16th century than is Herrick. Herrick was born four years before Carew in 1591 and they both lived the bulk of their lives in the 17th century. Carew died in 1640, aged 45 while Herrick lived on until 1674. Candlemas precisely fits with the tenor of Herrick's other work Carew's is quite different.
BEAUTIFUL VOICE... BUT breaks my heart to even ask why is this on a christmas album ?????? christmas is christian holiday in december... candelmas is a pagan holiday in february ?? this is stupid and has nothing to do with Brigid..
Thank you, Kate. You have a voice that's beyond lovely, but where does the feeling, the incredible feeling, come from? You have a heart as well as a voice.
Ahh October has begun! Time for Christmassy Kate rusby!!! 😁😁😁😁
Candlemas is on the day after Imbolc, and is the festival celebrating the presentation of Christ in the Temple. In mediaeval celebration it was seen as the last day of the Christmas celebrations (hence the lyrics of this song!!). Yep - many traditions were taken on from Imbolc and Brigd's day. How fantastic so many share this time of candle lighting and community :) It has everything to do with Christians celebrating Christmas and shares much to do with Pagans celebrating Imbolc. Candlemas is, of course, the Christian title for February 2nd (NOT 1st!! which is Brigid's day). Pity you didn't bother to find out twzdfirestrtr42.......
+stufour It is also the ancient date for taking down the Christmas greenery, now more usually done on Twelfth Night.
+Christopher Gallagher Hence Robert Herrick's "Down with the rosemary and bay" :)
belle chanson :)
Rusby knows how to write 'em and how to sing 'em. I'm not easy to please but she always does
The song was written by Robert Herrick in the 1600's :)
The words are by the 17th century poet Robert Herrick, who also wrote 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of TIme'; from which the line 'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may' is well known.
Oh wow - ty for that information ♡
Herrick wrote two Candlemas poems.
Here's the one's that's Rusby's song:
CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS EVE by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
Down with the rosemary and bays,
Down with the misletoe ;
Instead of holly, now up-raise
The greener box (for show).
The holly hitherto did sway ;
Let box now domineer
Until the dancing Easter day,
Or Easter's eve appear.
Then youthful box which now hath grace
Your houses to renew ;
Grown old, surrender must his place
Unto the crisped yew.
When yew is out, then birch comes in,
And many flowers beside ;
Both of a fresh and fragrant kin
To honour Whitsuntide.
Green rushes, then, and sweetest bents,
With cooler oaken boughs,
Come in for comely ornaments
To re-adorn the house.
Thus times do shift ; each thing his turn does hold ;
New things succeed, as former things grow old.
- - - - - - - - - -
And here's the other one, with a sllightly different perspective:
CEREMONY UPON CANDLEMAS EVE by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
Down with the rosemary, and so
Down with the bays and misletoe;
Down with the holly, ivy, all,
Wherewith ye dress'd the Christmas Hall :
That so the superstitious find
No one least branch there left behind:
For look, how many leaves there be
Neglected, there (maids, trust to me)
So many goblins you shall see.
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Yeah, that's actually a common myth. He stole the lyrics from the 16th Century Thomas Carew.
Total balderdash. Carew is no more 16th century than is Herrick. Herrick was born four years before Carew in 1591 and they both lived the bulk of their lives in the 17th century. Carew died in 1640, aged 45 while Herrick lived on until 1674. Candlemas precisely fits with the tenor of Herrick's other work Carew's is quite different.
BEAUTIFUL VOICE... BUT breaks my heart to even ask why is this on a christmas album ??????
christmas is christian holiday in december...
candelmas is a pagan holiday in february ??
this is stupid and has nothing to do with Brigid..
Nonsense. Candlemas is observed each year in many Anglican/Episcopalian churches.
Candlemass is actually more purely Christian than Christmas which is heavily pagan and secular.
Candlemas eve is the end of the Christmas season.