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The Bonny Hind

"The Bonny Hind" (Roud 205, Child 50) is a traditional English-language folk song.[1]

Synopsis

A squire persuades a maiden to lie with him. Afterward, she asks his name, and he reveals that he is a lord's son. She calls him a liar: she is that lord's daughter. The horror-struck son reveals that he was long at sea. She stabs herself to death, and he buries her. He goes home and grieves for a "bonny hind" whatever his father can do to distract him.[2]

Recordings

See also

Ballads on a similar theme:

References

  1. ^ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "The Bonny Hind"
  2. ^ "The Bonny Hind (Roud 205; Child 50)". mainlynorfolk.info. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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