“The Slighted Suitor”
Description
A rich merchant's daughter has many suitors; she rejects them. One wins her heart, but she says, "I have no desire a single life to part." He courts another. She begs him to change his mind. He rejects her in turn. (She warns against doing as she did)
Notes
The notes in Henry/Huntington/Herrmann speculate that this might be a version of "The Rejected Lover" (Laws P10). The plots are indeed the same. But I see no points of contact in the lyrics; I think they are separate songs. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The Rejected Lover" [Laws P10] and references there
References
- SHenry H159a/b, pp. 396-397, "The Slighted Suitor" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
- OLochlainn-More 34, "The Merchant's Daughter" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #4715
- BI, HHH159