England ,Ralph Vaughan Williams , Fantasia on Greensleeves.

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    Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves .
    This record is for purposes of dissemination and non commercial use .
    This is Non-profit work "fair use" and I do not own any of the music.

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  • @SylentEcho
    @SylentEcho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    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. :)

  • @edwardmeagher2816
    @edwardmeagher2816 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    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

  • @Verger626
    @Verger626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    As an Irishman born and breed, I fell in love with England in 1995 and been head over heels since, I love this piece. I worked in Christ Church Cathedral ( Anglican) in Dublin, and heard Vaughan Williams, and Holst sung and played regularly , It is music for my weary soul

    • @carloshenao7036
      @carloshenao7036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Please pray for me, I don't know how to do it.

    • @CosmicClaire99
      @CosmicClaire99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am so glad to hear an Irishman who loves England. There are too many of your fellow countrymen who would rather die than relinquish their hatred for something that ended a century ago.

    • @edmumdtan2278
      @edmumdtan2278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Irish eyes are smiling........started not so long ago.

    • @andrewmccloud8581
      @andrewmccloud8581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Brian P So if I ask the people of Armagh and Manchester, they must hate the Irish because of the bombings conducted there and etcetera. Germans should hate Italians, Israelis should hate Germans, the Chinese must hate Mongolians, the Koreans must hate the Japanese, the Ukrainians must hate the Georgians and the Serbs must hate the Austrians. A classic example of an over-zealous git with a chip on each shoulder. Many would and do to tell the people of Ballymurphy and Derry about not murdering, but both areas are full of sectarians who'd gladly don a mask to kill the "wrong type of Irishman".

    • @josephclift3662
      @josephclift3662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@CosmicClaire99 my Irish grandfather loved England. He was an Anglophile. He's buried in London

  • @MichaelVietze-j9p
    @MichaelVietze-j9p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Das ist für mich das schönste musikalische Stück.danke ich höre es ab und zu um zu entspannen oder mich auf den Tag vorzubereiten. Schöne Grüße aus Deutschland und möge immer Frieden zwischen unseren beiden Ländern, trotz unterschiedlicher Meinung herrschen. 22.05.24, 4.23h

  • @johnevans388
    @johnevans388 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This was played as my Mother was carried into her funeral on St David's Day 2012. It was bright sunny day and the music was just perfect for the mood.

  • @dianecrane5189
    @dianecrane5189 6 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    This was played at my sisters funeral in March this year, it was her favourite. Every time I hear this I cry as I miss my sister so much, it’s as beautiful as she was. Sweet dreams Deta xx

    • @lordspongebobofhousesquare1616
      @lordspongebobofhousesquare1616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      is using those "xx" at the end a british thing?

    • @michaelolver7684
      @michaelolver7684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lordspongebobofhousesquare1616 yeh. x represents a kiss

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lordspongebobofhousesquare1616 Well I've ALWAYS used them , for the right person and situation. A demonstration of affection and best wishes.

    • @rocioaguilera3613
      @rocioaguilera3613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sorry for your loss. May your sister rest in peace 😹

    • @lordspongebobofhousesquare1616
      @lordspongebobofhousesquare1616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrDaiseymay is there a "rank" system? Like putting more x for closer friends/family compared to acquaintances

  • @FishpondsLady
    @FishpondsLady ปีที่แล้ว +22

    SylentEcho, my Dad and I always listened to this. He's also dead nearly twenty years ago now. I can remember it as it were yesterday. My mother and sister couldn't stand it, but Dad and I loved it. Here's to all Dads ❤️

    • @rockyroadblues100
      @rockyroadblues100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beautiful Amy me and mi Daughters this was our tune when they were small may ur Dad RIP ,,i kno loss my Mum died at Xmas keep strong xMartin

  • @Gubalicious
    @Gubalicious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've just been down to the hellhole that is London and driven back through the Derbyshire Dales, early evening in late summer. Sun low in the sky, bathing the green countryside in golden light. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. This music is for those who are English and are proud to call this green and pleasant land their home.

  • @phaedracollins6051
    @phaedracollins6051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    For me this is the essence of the English countryside very early on a summer's morning when everything is still and the birds sing and the green reeds stand high by the river moving slowly underneath the leaf heavy willow branches.........

    • @itsmememe3489
      @itsmememe3489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Beautiful description of this music

    • @followeroftheway8454
      @followeroftheway8454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed very elegantly put.

    • @nigelarbury9989
      @nigelarbury9989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It so is, you are so right. Beautiful

    • @davedickinson9260
      @davedickinson9260 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have the heart and soul of a poet. Bless you. D

  • @wilmeceng
    @wilmeceng ปีที่แล้ว +26

    England is more than just London, the white cliffs, the countryside, small villages that really make it England

  • @martinpill8603
    @martinpill8603 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    This is when England was England. ❤

    • @chrisdiverd8015
      @chrisdiverd8015 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It still is. Countries change all the time, they aren’t frozen in time.

    • @anonanon7497
      @anonanon7497 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@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
      @PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@anonanon7497 when i went to england i didnt find it bland, or the same as my home country

    • @PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS
      @PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      go and listen to Songs of a Mad King, i think that is especially English

    • @ozone1959
      @ozone1959 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, but since 1706 it has been taken over by the British and they have destroyed it

  • @lafayette464
    @lafayette464 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The country in which I was Happy and it remains always in my mind and heart. From Spain!

    • @daneelolivaw602
      @daneelolivaw602 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You will always be welcomed back.

  • @CathyKitson
    @CathyKitson 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Beautiful pictures and music. Makes you proud to be English.

    • @PaulWalker-f4m
      @PaulWalker-f4m 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Keep the pride old boy, and pass it on to the next generation, before they are lost to 4x2 wokeness.

    • @PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS
      @PM_ME_MESSIAEN_PICS 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PaulWalker-f4m i'll bet a tenner that you have strong opinions regarding immigration

    • @faithpearlgenied-a5517
      @faithpearlgenied-a5517 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@PaulWalker-f4mImagine using 'wokenness' unironically 😂 what a tit.
      'Wokeness' is anything any random person feels offended by - usually other people being treated with dignity and respect. You're a clown. Can't wait till people like you have died out and the next generations look back at you losers with distain :) You can only be proud of YOUR own achievements. What is there to be proud of about anything that happened before you existed? It has nothing to do with you. You haven't done anything to be proud of, you're literally a nobody on TH-cam moaning about 'woke' 😂 It's sad that all you have to feel proud of happening being born in country where some other people once achieved something. Wow. Your life must be disappointing.

  • @dianecrane5189
    @dianecrane5189 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    My darling sister passed away February this year and she had requested this to be played at her funeral, so please forgive me for listening to this beautiful music with eyes filled with tears.

    • @vanellaicecream9821
      @vanellaicecream9821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Diane Crane it's okay, we can't see you.

    • @RawPower7
      @RawPower7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Joethe Lion what a strange and disrespectful comment

    • @盧嘉浠
      @盧嘉浠 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vanellaicecream9821What's the problem with you?

    • @vanellaicecream9821
      @vanellaicecream9821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@盧嘉浠 I didn't realise what I said was problematic, would you inform me as to the issue with what I said please.

  • @sarahathenasoelbergdavies2377
    @sarahathenasoelbergdavies2377 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This gotta be one of the most dreamful, nostalgic and beautiful pieces of music exist🧚🧝‍♀️🌲🍄✨

  • @chrisgoyen5445
    @chrisgoyen5445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A beautiful, thoughtful listen and watch on my late husband's 81st Birthday. The start of a contemplative and memory filled day. Lovely.

  • @Nobby20
    @Nobby20 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Beautiful music like this is so emotional

    • @simondebeer9917
      @simondebeer9917 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, I unexpectedly welled up at its sheer beauty & tranquility

  • @laurajane5719
    @laurajane5719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This stunning piece came on the radio while driving through the beautiful Devonshire spring countryside - so fitting

  • @kerrywatson8581
    @kerrywatson8581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Surely there is no better version of Greensleeves than this one.

  • @Mediumal
    @Mediumal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is a timeless tune of England. It speaks to a country whose culture and customs have encompassed the world and have brought so much to the whole of mankind. We should never forget the generations who have built this wonderful country that once made it a beacon. Truly a Land of Hope and Glory...

  • @janhalldin
    @janhalldin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Warm thanks and greetings from Sweden!

  • @alexandra311993
    @alexandra311993 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    My mom had a jewelry box which played that song when it opened. I've always wondered what it was. I cannot explain how it feels to hear this again or how weird it is to discover that this song is actually ''real''. Shame on me and my poor classic music education, I am so glad I've found this

  • @asingh4025
    @asingh4025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    my heritage is Indian , but i was born in England, and no matter where i am in the world this piece always reminds me of the land i was born in ........... England
    and the land that i love....England

    • @marvinc9994
      @marvinc9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good man !!

    • @banglaball54
      @banglaball54 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then you're Anglo indian, right?

    • @nigelarbury9989
      @nigelarbury9989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@banglaball54 what was the point of that question? None

    • @AndyJarman
      @AndyJarman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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!).

    • @asingh4025
      @asingh4025 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndyJarman how do you argue with that .... and to be honest even if could i wouldn't want to ... thank you andy

  • @classicalmusic1175
    @classicalmusic1175 7 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Makes me proud to call myself an Englishman. Such music belongs in a world absent from our own. We almost don't deserve it.

    • @baronsionis6855
      @baronsionis6855 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I agree, this song needs to be known by every human on this planet, it should be Medieval England National Anthem

    • @davecrowder7312
      @davecrowder7312 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      In spite of all the countries you destroyed with your warring and colonisation, eh?

    • @violetta47
      @violetta47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Just Beautiful...listen..

    • @tobiashume6040
      @tobiashume6040 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Dave Crowder ...bulshit...now Europe is destroyed by islamic colonisation. We did not destroy anything...we found no country, only tribues fighting, slavery, polygamy, pest, and malaria
      And, for sure, no Music...

    • @1214jet
      @1214jet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      My dad was from Scotland, he loved England. Heavenly music is say.

  • @KinyekiKarani
    @KinyekiKarani 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Am crying, how long have i looked for you greensleeve

  • @kyrabarney2760
    @kyrabarney2760 8 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    This is my favorite piece of orchestral music. I'm 15 and I enjoy this music. It puts me to tears sometimes because it is so beautiful. It sparks my imagination. Ralph Vaughn Williams is a pure genius

    • @shrekdank3473
      @shrekdank3473 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Kyra Barney why does your age have to mentioned? Do you think you earn points mentioning your age and that you have an interest in certain genre of music! Or is that you want to let everyone know how "different" and "unique"you are from all your friends?

    • @sweeterskillz
      @sweeterskillz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      im 14 and i like it too

    • @chrisyip4987
      @chrisyip4987 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I love it. It reminds me of my student years in England.

    • @robin-hr9up
      @robin-hr9up 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @Shrek Dank Don't be such a pillock.

    • @marvinc999
      @marvinc999 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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_ :
      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 !

  • @francinewilson3798
    @francinewilson3798 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This is beautiful!!! Those of us who can't travel to other countries, these videos are like a window to the world!!!

  • @Antifearn
    @Antifearn 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It’s 2am in the morning, and I’m crying while listening to this on repeat, wishing I could go back to England. I went there with my family as a child and it instantly became my favorite country in the world. England has so much style and beauty, and such a rich history and culture you could never stop learning about.
    I’m stuck in the US,scared that Trump might become the president again. There is so much ignorance and hatred here.

    • @RichardTownsend-hn7zc
      @RichardTownsend-hn7zc 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      This music is ethereal and wonderful. I understand your fear but there is much ignorance here as well. You are always welcome.

  • @JWong-jz4dh
    @JWong-jz4dh ปีที่แล้ว +23

    People in other countries: This is such a great piece of classical music, so relaxing and kalming, brings me over to old Britain with its grassy countryside and plains
    People in Hong Kong: **sweating intensifies**

    • @tombarac8253
      @tombarac8253 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why? 😂

    • @markchui8872
      @markchui8872 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@tombarac8253 This song has been used in the Hong Kong public exams for years

    • @pilardavg
      @pilardavg ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markchui8872 how? Curious

    • @markchui8872
      @markchui8872 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pilardavg It is used in the opening of English Listening Exams, that's why it is labeled as nightmare

    • @emperorfrieza4910
      @emperorfrieza4910 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markchui8872 They're so lucky..

  • @TheBRIZZA82
    @TheBRIZZA82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The gift of Ralph Vaughn Williams is truly a blessing.

  • @birdiemiller3752
    @birdiemiller3752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I've been listening to this exact performance since I was 12 that is now 55 years. I never get tired of it. I used this to 'work-out' to this as a gymnast. (many years ago). Along with the Grand Canyon Suite.

  • @SableMerl
    @SableMerl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The beginning of this always makes me cry, it was played at my grandma's funeral. Beautiful music.

  • @jennyb7745
    @jennyb7745 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    A piece of Old England . . . . Bliss . . . . ❤

    • @faithpearlgenied-a5517
      @faithpearlgenied-a5517 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There was nothing blissful about those days for almost all people living back then. People just like to look back with rose tinted glasses at something that never really existed because we like to think things were so much better then. They weren't. It's not reality. Everyone who knows anything about real history knows that. It's a fantasy you're feeling nostalgic for.

  • @danielcropp8553
    @danielcropp8553 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Makes me proud to be an American of English descent!

  • @Wotsitorlabart
    @Wotsitorlabart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The second folk song (starts at 1.40) rarely gets a mention. It is called 'Lovely Joan' and was sung to Vaughan Williams in a Norfolk pub by a labourer named Christopher Jay in 1908.

    • @malcolmbird1933
      @malcolmbird1933 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the important bit of information

    • @erw3387
      @erw3387 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I recognised the tune from a Blackmore's Night song but never knew what the original was called - thank you!

    • @drparnassus2867
      @drparnassus2867 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just goes to show, pubs are an integral part of our culture

    • @linshanhsiang
      @linshanhsiang 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The lyrics are worth looking up...unusual story!

  • @paulgriffiths3082
    @paulgriffiths3082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Our sojourn on this earth is so short but just look at some of magnificent things we behold, please never forget just how blessed we are to be here now because this moment will never pass our way again.

  • @morriganravenchild6613
    @morriganravenchild6613 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    To me this sums up the perfect early summer's morning in the leafy deserted lanes - perfect peace and stillness while the world slumbers and the promise of a new day. I could never tire of listening to this.

  • @1214jet
    @1214jet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My mum's favorite music. RIP mum. We love you.*

  • @jeanclemens6962
    @jeanclemens6962 10 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    OMG, such breathtaking scenery! England is such a beautiful country. I hope to make it there one of these days. I love Ralph Vaughn Williams!

    • @LazyDaisyDay88
      @LazyDaisyDay88 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I hope you do get to visit and I hope you love it! :)

    • @anrobvassallo
      @anrobvassallo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I LOVE ENGLAND

    • @satireisnotdead5804
      @satireisnotdead5804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You'd better do it quickly before Boris Johnson sends us back to the age of mud-huts and catching food with spears

    • @johnroberts6116
      @johnroberts6116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What a pity the photographs were not relevant to the music. All the beautiful countryside we have in our country and you have to show scenes of London and the River Thames. I half expected to see Wembley Stadium shown.

    • @J4CK4L7
      @J4CK4L7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      William Richardson lmao imagine believing this shit

  • @oldschoolm8
    @oldschoolm8 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Good old Britain. The music and visuals are quite stirring, it makes me proud to be a Brit.

    • @Metaworlds
      @Metaworlds 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Jez Creed Well you kept most of your beauty after the war. Me, as a german, am jealous some times :-)

    • @oldschoolm8
      @oldschoolm8 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Metaworlds and I am sorry. What both Britain and Germany did to each other was horrendous. There isn't any justification in my eyes. But, from the ashes, Germany has become a great nation.

    • @wigster600
      @wigster600 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Jez Creed Germany was a great nation, a land full of culture and all the Pomp most of the Northern European countries had, now it's a sess pit of all sorts because their government is ashamed to be German of all things.

    • @tomthomas4505
      @tomthomas4505 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Somnu Bonel You are an idiot. Grow up!

    • @suzita4019
      @suzita4019 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jamie Pritchard well if certain people had not fucked me up then i wouldnt react this way. my life has been a struggle. and who are you to pass judgement. before you judge a person walk in his shoes and then tell me if you would have made it in the end. you dont know what i have been through. and i bet i have been through more shit than you care to imagine. and for the record am still standing. so kiss my arse

  • @cynthiahawkins2389
    @cynthiahawkins2389 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "Alas my love, you do me wrong, to cast me off, discourteously.." touching, and beautiful. Thank you.

    • @johnasticot
      @johnasticot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely correct. You know that version too?

  • @davidm587
    @davidm587 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    We had this played on a large record-player for assembly at Kindergarten, as we slowly and solemnly entered the hall, in England in the 1980s. It imbedded us in our cultural roots.

    • @abbyalphonse499
      @abbyalphonse499 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Eh? Kindergarten isn't a thing in the UK, never heard that term used in England.

    • @sweetie4915
      @sweetie4915 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's wonderful. We must celebrate Western culture again!

    • @davidm587
      @davidm587 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@abbyalphonse499 Maybe because you never went to a private fee-paying school ? We use that term derived from the German . However , in state schools , infant school was and perhaps still is used today .

    • @feliksonnellinen5642
      @feliksonnellinen5642 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a beautiful memory from childhood, thanks for sharing it. There is something very sublime and enthralling in this ageless melody.

    • @StephenRiley-sz2vc
      @StephenRiley-sz2vc ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@abbyalphonse499doesn't matter what its called , you know what he meant.

  • @vanmabrito5671
    @vanmabrito5671 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you, Tony, for this hauntingly beautiful melody and the stunning photos which portray well the England this tune was birthed in.

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It is not natural to say that
    we are living on a daily basis .
    Life and death may reverse in
    tomorrow .
    We are such an unstable situation .
    This great music will alleviate
    such anxiety .

  • @christony2656
    @christony2656 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    one of the most beautiful things i have ever listened to

  • @kimtang1575
    @kimtang1575 8 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    In Hong Kong public examination, this music is played during the preparation time of listening exams ...

    • @sunnychau464
      @sunnychau464 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Fight for DSE

    • @boscoluk
      @boscoluk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      加油

    • @pjc1954
      @pjc1954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Exams kill art.

    • @philipm06
      @philipm06 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Better than Ying Tong Tiddle I Po.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      GOOD PROPAGANDA--but not for the Chinese examiner's.

  • @kevintaylor1789
    @kevintaylor1789 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This song is England!!!

  • @blaqgurl
    @blaqgurl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    This version brings back memories when I was a kid and listened to the classical station on NPR I believe or it was an AM radio station. That particular night it was around Christmas time and they played several versions of Greensleeves. I remember being so captivated and moved by it that I recorded on a cassette tape (that has long been lost) and would play it when I needed to relax before bed. For years I couldn't remember the version that specifically had moved me so much and it was this version. Thanks so much for posting it and bring back a part of my childhood that I cherished.

    • @treyblake1
      @treyblake1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    • @kennethsayers1066
      @kennethsayers1066 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi you should check out " Elizabethan Serenade"

    • @IRosamelia
      @IRosamelia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kenneth Sayers I will do that right now

    • @welshpete12
      @welshpete12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Believe it or not this piece of music was known before Columbus discovered America . First record we have of it is from 1490 . Some think it was written by Henry the VIII , but he did not, although he did write music .

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@welshpete12 very interesting, Just out of curiosity, what label was the 1490 version recorded on ?

  • @Chandos20
    @Chandos20 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    it doesn't matter where you are in this world/time/state of mind.....there is always an England!!

  • @akosszekely9712
    @akosszekely9712 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Its a beautiful music. greetings from Hungary

  • @IronReef77
    @IronReef77 11 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Beautiful piece. Makes me imagine the physical body leaving and just "Being" the flow of Energy moving across the Earth in Harmony with this melody. Sorry guys, I just have a wild imagination.

    • @feesh9977
      @feesh9977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow

    • @DaveDexterMusic
      @DaveDexterMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      not that wild tbf

    • @IronReef77
      @IronReef77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DaveDexterMusic yeah as I look back on it. It's nothing special haha

    • @bobthebinbag5949
      @bobthebinbag5949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nothing wrong with that, I have tears in my eyes listening to this, so beautiful , it takes you away from all the crud and rubbish being spouted at the moment, let your imagination take you where ever you please 🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰🐾🥰

    • @marvinc9994
      @marvinc9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "I just have a wild imagination."
      Actually, I'd describe it - in this particular context - as a rather vivid insightfulness !! Nothing 'wild' about it at all.

  • @arturoayaladuval1418
    @arturoayaladuval1418 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    WONDERFUL VIDEO!
    WONDERFUL MUSIC!
    WONDERFUL PEACE!
    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

  • @pauldesborough6845
    @pauldesborough6845 10 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    My job takes me all over the world and usually into very austere places. Whenever I need to remind myself of home, all I need is a picture of my wife and music by RVW. Fantastic photos accompanying this piece, thank you for sharing.

    • @kocerarif
      @kocerarif 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paul Desborough It rally feels home.

    • @norberttalon2087
      @norberttalon2087 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love listening to Elgar's Nimrod on the last bit of the flight home from USA or Africa, as we bank into the morning sun on finals into Heathrow or BHX. very parochial.

  • @johnnynuttall9851
    @johnnynuttall9851 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Sublime....my favourite all time classical tune & version; England's green & pleasant land

    • @Cereal008
      @Cereal008 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Johnny Nuttall
      I like reading the comments and finding out who’s not from America by the way they spell “favorite“ or “color”

    • @CroixdeLorraine
      @CroixdeLorraine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Cereal008 Eh, Vive La Difference!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇬🇧🇬🇧🇫🇷🇫🇷✝️⚜️

  • @laurapudney6268
    @laurapudney6268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sends shivers down your spine a most touching piece of music

  • @glenntoplis8872
    @glenntoplis8872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve always loved this version by Vaughan Williams , it chokes me up every time I hear it, I want this played at my funeral whenever that is..

  • @briantyler531
    @briantyler531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    England remains a fantastic place to live. Just don't sell it to the highest bidder. We have a heritage worthy of recall and many a story of Old England.

    • @Viscount_Castlereagh
      @Viscount_Castlereagh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cadbury's, Heinz, Terry's, KitKat, Thorntons, HP, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Mini and many more have all been sold to the highest bidder.

  • @camtheorganman
    @camtheorganman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song fills me with so much longing! Ralph Vaughn Williams is my most favorite hymn writer. He was truly inspired by the Divine.

  • @Rouffillac1066
    @Rouffillac1066 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you so much for the upload. My words cannot begin to describe the emotion I feel about RVW's music, especially this piece. Genius, ethereal, Divine, heart-wrenching. Grace, blessings, and peace to all.

  • @yyhpc613
    @yyhpc613 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I raymond chan at the age of 66 still in love of this beautiful song deep in mind for ever

  • @oimanchan637
    @oimanchan637 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This reminds me of beautiful Hong Kong before 1997. Fond memory of a time so gentle, so refined, so free, so civil and so English. And I was so young. Oh I miss that Hong Kong.

  • @tombarac8253
    @tombarac8253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There is something magical about Great Britain. I can't explain how and why but there is.

  • @ANTONIOZARAGOZAROBLEDO
    @ANTONIOZARAGOZAROBLEDO 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    A quien no se le salten las lagrimas escuchando esta preciosa balada es que tiene el corazon mas duro y que el acero juntos.

  • @benkay8295
    @benkay8295 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Played at my mum's funeral.Rest in peace mum.never ever forgotten

  • @MaureenMaynes
    @MaureenMaynes 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So beautiful and so invoking of England.

  • @georgetrickett3718
    @georgetrickett3718 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This video and music should be used regularly in the VOTE OUT Referendum. Have we all forgotten how beautiful England is - our Green and Pleasant land.

    • @CaptainSeaCelt
      @CaptainSeaCelt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @richardyork1645
      @richardyork1645 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm genuinely curious to know in what way you think England will become more beautiful by leaving the EU. As far as I can see the only thing making the country less beautiful is urbanisation, which surprisingly is not related to Europe.

  • @josevaudey5969
    @josevaudey5969 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Je suis tombé sur cette liste par hasard. J'aurai pu créer la même. Au morceau près. Merci cette liste est très plaisante. Enjoy et bonne journée !!!!

  • @gbenatar11
    @gbenatar11 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So beautiful. Reminds me medioeval times.

  • @edwardpatrick8442
    @edwardpatrick8442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You described England beautifully Tony M Thank you.

  • @lrt_unimog8316
    @lrt_unimog8316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The UK’s tradition of rail gricing lives on in her last colony!
    #屯馬開通真的很興奮
    (Anyone from HK?)

    • @odod992
      @odod992 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now it’s never gonna give you up, I love hk!

    • @Yanmotion
      @Yanmotion ปีที่แล้ว

      Me

  • @pamtheresesquizziehe
    @pamtheresesquizziehe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Beautiful music and lovely pictures as well. Thankyou for sharing xx

  • @vracaricstefan2686
    @vracaricstefan2686 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is amazing! I think this is the most beautiful song ever!

  • @NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek
    @NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Brilliant and Beautiful!!!!

  • @eugenelam5645
    @eugenelam5645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Song of Death, agreed by Hong Kong candidates

  • @ian1231100
    @ian1231100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Normal people: What a beautiful song!
    HKDSE students: Ah shit, here we go again.

  • @leslieseabaugh6914
    @leslieseabaugh6914 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Beautiful in every way, thank you.

  • @dzamentoor6719
    @dzamentoor6719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Materpiece! Just the way it should sound. Thank you for this amazing production.

  • @violetgruner754
    @violetgruner754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I first heard this piece as a child but did not know the name. It always gives me a profound sadness, hope, joy , and I enjoy being alone when I hear it. It brings me back to that wonderful world when I first heard this beautiful music.

  • @dinkydiWelsh
    @dinkydiWelsh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beautiful music, very peaceful. I don't understand all the negative comments. Just enjoy the music!!

  • @mebmonger6684
    @mebmonger6684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Where ever I am, a picture of my family and Fantasia on Greensleeves saves me.

  • @nigelwilliams8537
    @nigelwilliams8537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Many thanks to whom ever put together this fantastic, photographic tour de force which blends so beautifully with Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves. For me, a moment of sublime joy unfolded at 6.15 minutes which showed my old Cambridge College, Front Court (Emmanuel College, Cambridge).
    Dr. Nigel H Williams

  • @irishelk3
    @irishelk3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful music, celestial. I have it up loud, the wind outside, pushing the clouds away, to reveal the sun -- it makes me cry tears of joy.

    • @CroixdeLorraine
      @CroixdeLorraine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What an ideal setting for listening to such a heavenly piece!!🙂✝️⚜️

  • @faforero1
    @faforero1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    from colombia this song is very amazingn

  • @naufala93
    @naufala93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Greensleeves reminds me of the English countryside nature with wheat fields, villages, forests, green hills, horses, sheep, and cows

  • @Justinlo_D3578
    @Justinlo_D3578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am 2020 DSE candidate.This music will make me panic.
    (P.S. I am SEN candidate)

  • @larrikinbluey5102
    @larrikinbluey5102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I ever wanted or tried to explain what it means to be English to someone who is not I would play this part of the sublime. for all the beauty of words, either spoken or written, this wordless work speaks forevermore.

  • @bedenerexhepaj293
    @bedenerexhepaj293 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the Best music I ever heard!!! Thank you!!

  • @RoseMarieRaccioppi
    @RoseMarieRaccioppi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I behold the embrace of the Creator, in fields of bloom, in flowing waters, in towering tress of grace, in the hand and heart of structures that honor belief and beauty, in the sounding instruments that sing the soul, in this moment witnessing what IS ~ Inspired Spirit.

  • @johndavid5618
    @johndavid5618 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "This is a song of a fine iland that stood the test of time.

  • @marksanger6954
    @marksanger6954 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I love classical music! I love this piece, and despite Mozart being my all time favourite (like so many people, no doubt!) I really growing into Vaughan-Williams, I love Greensleeves, just recently I have re-discovered Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis and The Lark Ascending, I don't know why but Ralph Vaughan-Williams makes me proud to be British ... :)

    • @macco4526
      @macco4526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Could not agree more. With classic FM being a household favourite Mr Williams has dominated the hall of fame for the past couple of years. An unsung genius..

    • @DaveDexterMusic
      @DaveDexterMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@macco4526 I really don't get this. Unsung? He's revered and his music is both extremely well-known and regularly performed.

    • @AndyJarman
      @AndyJarman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe RVW loved the English landscape.
      If you've spent a summer's day walking down public footpaths across its green and soulfull verdure you know RVW has somehow managed to bottle that experience in his music.
      That's why he's so loved, because he writes love songs to that beautiful place we love too.

    • @jansmith286
      @jansmith286 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you know he turned down a knighthood? Proper Englishman, interested in the common folk rather than the gentry. Brilliant!

  • @reannephillips4345
    @reannephillips4345 10 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This has to be one of my favourite versions!

  • @GoldFishGirl2010
    @GoldFishGirl2010 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this reminds me just how great england is!!! im so glad i live here!!

  • @Godewig
    @Godewig 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This tune eventually creeps into your ears and will stay there ...

    • @xtremenortherner
      @xtremenortherner 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You are far from alone; I have heard that the melody dates back to the 13th century(can someone verify this?) & is therefore the oldest song extant in the Western World...,

    • @CroixdeLorraine
      @CroixdeLorraine 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And engraves itself upon your heart...🙂✝️⚜️

  • @andrewmoore9022
    @andrewmoore9022 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A timeless piece that just brings a lump to my throat as I think of the splendour of my country

  • @changyangjack
    @changyangjack 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Opening music of Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination - English Listening Paper! I used to hate this music (like all students did) as it recalled my nightmare... after 2 decades I can finally enjoy it! ~_~

  • @sidneyingrey1595
    @sidneyingrey1595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A perfect video to watch in this dreary covid period. Congratulations to all involved.

  • @redtop2323
    @redtop2323  9 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Thanks to all for your visit.

    • @harolynallison6876
      @harolynallison6876 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have just found this channel, this was very well done and in very good taste. i have subscribed. thumbs up.

    • @Fergus111198
      @Fergus111198 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tony M

    • @kenyawescott8174
      @kenyawescott8174 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tony M beb

    • @stuartcraigon2003
      @stuartcraigon2003 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tony M Why did you put the word England over the flag of the United kingdom?

  • @karenmcdonald3724
    @karenmcdonald3724 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Left my England when I was 8, been back once, still aLancashire lass, this music stirs all the beautiful memories of my home land.
    Karen

    • @vindolanda6974
      @vindolanda6974 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know the feeling. Left when I was 5 (the North), been back twice, briefly. I'm now 43, still have a longing for the place but I fear England and Britain overall have moved on.

  • @119davo
    @119davo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Who in the world doesn't like this!

  • @lorenjohnson7488
    @lorenjohnson7488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As an American I can't help but to think of Robin Hood , Camelot, and there finest hour when I hear this , good on you