Daisy Deane is an American ballad composed by Lieutenant T.F. Winthrop and James Ramsey Murray in an American Civil War camp. The music for it was published by Root & Cady.[1][2] It has been recorded by the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble on the album The Arkansas Traveler: Music from Little House On the Prairie and on the 2016 album From the Parlor to the Prairie. The Library of Congress has a version published by S. Brainard's Sons.[3] Grandpa Jones recorded a version of the song on King records in 1949.[4] The song has also been recorded by Valerie Coates, Jason Andrews, Timothy O'Connor & Jeff Morrissey on the album From the Parlor to the Prairie.
The lyrics of the song reminisce about meeting Daisy Deane in a flowery meadow in springtime with green grass, flower buds, birds singing, and how she outshone the flowers. The scenery has faded and Daisy is reported as dead[4] A research report describes it as a "strophic with chorus piano and voice".[5] but the narrator's memory of her remains fresh and love for remains.
"None knew thee but to love thee thou dear one of my heart."[6]
References
edit- ^ "130.035 - Daisy Deane. Song and Chorus. | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
- ^ Winthrop, T. F. (January 22, 1863). "Daisy Deane : song and chorus /". search.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Daisy Deane". Library of Congress.
- ^ a b Grandpa Jones, "Daisy Dean" (King 834, 1949) Fresno State
- ^ lyricist, Lieut; (composer, James (January 22, 2020). "Daisy Deane. Song and Chorus" – via ResearchGate.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Sheet music cover image of the song 'daisy Deane Song and Chorus',..." Getty Images. 31 May 2017.