"The Jolly Beggar", also known as The Gaberlunzieman,
is an Irish traditional Ballad. The song's chorus
inspired lines in Lord Byron's poem "So, we'll go no
more a roving".
A beggar comes over the hills one day, and knocks on
the door of a local farmer and asks for a roof for the
night. Curiously, he will not accept a bed in the barn,
but wishes only to sleep by the kitchen fire. Late at
night, the farmer's daughter comes down to lock the
kitchen door. The beggar and daughter exchange ...(+)
"The Jolly Beggar", also known as The Gaberlunzieman,
is an Irish traditional Ballad. The song's chorus
inspired lines in Lord Byron's poem "So, we'll go no
more a roving".
A beggar comes over the hills one day, and knocks on
the door of a local farmer and asks for a roof for the
night. Curiously, he will not accept a bed in the barn,
but wishes only to sleep by the kitchen fire. Late at
night, the farmer's daughter comes down to lock the
kitchen door. The beggar and daughter exchange words,
and fall in love. They sleep together, and through some
unmentioned premise, the daughter accuses the man of
being a nobleman come dressed as a beggar to woo her.
He convinces her that he is indeed only a beggar, and
she kicks him out. However, it turns out he was, in
fact, a noble. .
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jolly_Beggar).
Although originally written for Traditional Irish
instruments, I created this Interpretation of "The
Jolly Beggarman" for Flute, Oboe & Classical Guitar.