Sir James the Rose

Sir James the Rose

Sir James the Rose is Child ballad 213. It was published as a broadside ballad.

ynopsis

The broadside opens with the account of Sir James the Rose's love for a lady named Matilda, how her family tried to marry her off, and how he killed her brother for spying on them.

The Child version merely opens with the news that Sir James the Rose killed a squire and asked his leman to hide him.

In both versions, the woman tells him where to spend the night and eventually betrays him to those seeking him for the death. He is killed, and she, repenting of her deed, dies of grief.

ee also

*The Duke of Athole's Nurse

Versions

* Steeleye Span recorded a version of this song on the album "Rocket Cottage". It can also be found on the collection "Original Masters".

External links

* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch213.htm "Sir James the Rose"]
* [http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/broadside.cfm/id/14978 "Sir James the Rose"] as a broadside


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