Shanadar (I)

DESCRIPTION: Fragment only. "Shanadar is a rolling river, E-O... I-O... E-O... I-O..." May be a variant of "Shenandoah" but the meter is quite different, alternating between 2/2 and 3/2.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Sharp-EnglishFolkChanteys)
KEYWORDS: shanty river derivative
FOUND IN: Britain
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Hugill-ShantiesFromTheSevenSeas, p. 178, "Shanadar" (1 text, 1 tune - quoted from Sharp-EnglishFolkChanteys)
Sharp-EnglishFolkChanteys, LIII, p. 58, "Shanadar (Second version)" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #324
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Shenandoah" (text)
NOTES [59 words]: Not too surprisingly, Roud lumps this with "Shenandoah," and I don't think there is much doubt that the two are related. But this does appear distinct enough (barely) to deserve its own listing. Note that there are "Shenandoah" texts with a "Shanadar" refrain -- but they're from Cecil Sharp, who may well have put "Shenandoah" verses to this chorus. - RBW
File: Hugi178

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