"THE SOULING SONG"
Sir,-Those of us who neglected our musical. education or have no understanding of classical music (I confess to both) welcomed the programme of English County songs from 2YA _ recently as affording us a link with the world of music. Incidentally, one of the songs, "The Souling Song," affords. another link. In it occur the’ lines: if you haven’t got a penny ; A half-penny will do, If you haven’t got a half-penny Then God bless you. It seems, therefore, that from this was borrowed the well-known Guy Fawkes refrain. Perhaps the proximity of dates had something to do with it for the announcer told us "The Souling Song" was sung on All Souls’ Day. He also informed us (less accurately) that the song was a relic of pagan days and that All Souls’ Day falls on Octo«
ber 1!
VINCENT
COUNTY
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 401, 28 February 1947, Page 5
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144"THE SOULING SONG" New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 401, 28 February 1947, Page 5
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