Jeune Fille si Amoureuse, La (The Girl So In Love)

DESCRIPTION: French. A girl says she must have a lover. Her mother sends her to a convent. At the convent a Brother consoles her. A Sister says that the Father would marry them. The girl says that her lover is not here but is a slave among the barbarians.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (Peacock)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage captivity love separation lover sailor
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peacock, pp. 525-526, "La Jeune Fille si Amoureuse" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Belfast Sailor" (theme)
File: Pea525

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