“Rosabella Fredolin”
Description
Sailor sings about his "greatest delight," a rope maker's daughter who betrayed him when he sailed away. She tore up his letters to use as hair curlers. When he hears of this he writes a farewell to her and adds mention of her drinking and smoking habits.
Long description
Sailor sings about his "greatest delight," a rope maker's daughter who betrayed him when he sailed away. She tore up his letters to use as hair curlers. When he hears of this he writes a farewell to her and adds mention of her drinking and smoking habits. This was often sung to the tune of "Ane Madam," a Swedish version of "Blow the Man Down."
Notes
Hugill took this from _Sang under Segel_ (1935) where the compiler (Sternvall) says that it came from a seaman's song-book dated 1844. - SL
Cross references
- cf. "Ane Madam" (tune)
References
- Hugill, pp. 216-219, "Rosabella Fredolin" (2 texts-English & Swedish, 1 tune)
- BI, Hugi216