Stephen Foster - Hard Times Come Again No More
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
Hard Times Come Again No More (1855)
Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano
The Camerata Chorus of Washington
Gilbert Kalish, melodeon
Howard Bass, guitar
recorded on period instruments at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
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Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears,
While we all sup sorrow with the poor;
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears;
Oh! Hard times come again no more.
Chorus:
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,
Hard Times, hard times, come again no more.
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
Oh! Hard times come again no more.
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay,
There are frail forms fainting at the door;
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh! Hard times come again no more.
Chorus
There's a pale weeping maiden who toils her life away,
With a worn heart whose better days are o'er:
Though her voice would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,
Oh! Hard times come again no more.
Chorus
'Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave,
'Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
'Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Oh! Hard times come again no more.
Chorus
Stephen Foster was a legend of American music and culture. Doesn't get the recognition he deserves.
Agreed, the problem is he belongs to that culturally problematic musical period of minstrelsy which while being very inspirational, causes some people to cringe in reflection, so like slavery and blackface, he gets swept under the rug rather than discussed.
What are you talking about? Everyone knows his songs
Everyone knows the songs, not the man
@@Salamon2
In fact he gets negative recognition. A mural with his image was taken down because some people believed he was racist. Seriously who would not have been considered racist in the 1800s??!
Many version of this song sound more upbeat, but this has much more of a somber feel. I love it.
How can a song mean so much after such a long time....genius.
My husband was a descendant of Stephen Foster! He was born in Ky, but passed 4 years ago! We retired from MI. to Fl, 25 years ago!
I discovered Stephen Foster today. These Quarantine Lockdown days have their own perks, I guess. Finding these gems randomly!
Yep, more time with ourselves, to get in touch with our inner feelings, introspection and exploration times, keep safe everyone
Asif Mojtoba Kabir
Another noteworthy beauty:
"The years go slowly by, Lorena." Assume the title is just 'Lorena.' A favorite during American Civil War times. A Civil War soldier in a remote encampment writing to his girl about their lives interrupted. Sad and sweet.
True
You let yourself get locked down by the government like a good little boy? Disgusting.
stephen foster should be taught in american history great part of early america thank you sir.
He is in my class :)
"There are frail forms fainting at the door"
Chilling words in a beautiful song. Foster was a great songwriter. We used to sing many of his songs at school in the East End of London during the 70's. My music teacher must have been a fan.
That whole verse hits hard. We worry about looking for fun and pleasure while there are people in our midst struggling for their very survival. Foster wrote this in the 1850s during an economic depression. Seems that even in the 21st century, those verses still have weight 😢
I am a Pittsburgher, like him. I wish I could have met him. His songs are so beautiful and sentimental.
A true American institution. Sadly he died flat broke but his music is so rich.
He died at 38 years old. Hank Williams died at 30. Two of the greats.
Extremely keen insight. And like Hank he was extremely productive and suffered creative and physical burnout.
omg we had this man in our culture at one time why is he not recognized with the greats like Mozart this is pure bliss
And now the great people of Pittsburgh want to remove his statue..........
Doris Thompson What? Why?
A number of people complained that the banjo playing black man who was singing the song that Foster was writing down on the pad was situated below Foster. They were deeply offended every time they passed the statue, so the powers that be (the weak-kneed mayor) had it removed. It is now in a storage facility somewhere. So very sad.
Doris Thompson outrageous! I'm fed up these damned PC idiots. We should oppose these idiots at every turn. To Hell with them!
Doris Thompson They should have just removed the black figure. Who gives a damn about the banjo picker, the statue is celebrating the greatest songwriter of the 19th century, not done silly banjo picker!
Learned about him in a college music class. Man was talented but lived such an unfortunate life
Bout to be 23 and love this kinda music🤘🏼 till we met in heaven
Happy birthday
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears
While we all sup sorrow with the poor
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears
Oh hard times come again no more
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh hard times come again no more
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay
There are frail forms fainting at the door
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh hard times come again no more
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh hard times come again no more
'Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave
'Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
'Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Oh hard times come again no more
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh hard times come again no more
Indah Huegele amen
Thanks for taking the time to post these lyrics
Thank you so much.... Tis the origional version?if so tis beautiful... Just the same if tis not origional.. tis beautiful version
This is really very hard time all over the world.. Here in India also..
@@sujoydas3768... 😥Yes it is sadly...stay safe and l hope things will change for the better of mankind.. globally..
A beautiful song my great grandma sang this to me when I was little she said it
My first time hearing this rendition. One word beautiful.👍
Encapsulation of 19th century America. A real Anthem of The United States.
Genius! Pure genius!
So very sad, so beautiful.
This song sounds so American. Beautiful!
One of the most prolific American Songsmiths.
Learned this song when I was in 4th grade. I have always loved it Mary from Texas
Amen, sister.
Wish someone produced a complete album of his music, an eternal great soul.
I’m here from Farcry 5, and I fell in love with the song once I heard jt
Who else came from Civilization VI?
Not me, I don't play garbage games.
I did, It’s a shame we don’t actually learn about good music like this in school.
@@gregdaweson4657 why?? It's a great game
@@marecajyuise1316 can't stack units.
Far Cry, actually.
Another favourite of my late mother Anne
Because during his day composers had no copyright protection Stephen Foster died a poor man even though his songs were American masterpieces
This song betokens the hard scrabble life of the people whp settled this land. Child mortality rates were high, hunger, want, disease and deprivation were a way of life. They had it hard so we could have it soft.
I love this song and I love the McGarrigle sisters -- great combo!
thank you so verymuch you are angel for putting this out.
Chequei aqui depois de assistir Hailee Steinfeld interpretando essa canção em "Dickinson"
Que es “Dickinson”? Yo soy American
@@lukefed hi! "Dickinson" is a comedy series (Apple tv+) about the North-American poet Emily Dickinson
@@lukefed Btw I'm also American, South American 😉
I can also speak spanish, but Portuguese is my first language.
*Just for curiosity / knowledge
Soulful.
What a touching song 😢😢😢
I found you...excellent
civilization 6
*BULLY FOR YOU!*
*B U L L Y F O R Y O U*
This is nice song
I enjoyed he music
This song makes me well up.
good old pre civil war south music long live old dxie thank you sah.
Far more complex than you think!
A fine song
BULLY FOR YOU
I love this music. I cannot stand most modern music. Seems to me like real music is made on instruments of wood, metal and leather!!
You believe the title, you believe anything.
Tis the song... The sigh...
Be sure to visit Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs, Florida. And a great campground.
Me and my grandma sing this in her kitchen when I’m in Ireland.
from VietNam
Theme of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president and leader of the USA in civilization 6
Fairburn Films sent me here lmao. Class tune
Type F to pay respects to all those who came before suffering hard times.
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come from Sid Meier's Civilization 6 OSTs. greetings from Thailand
ont peu largement aimer cet artiste de cette époque ses musique sont jouable sur harmonica diatonique et chromatique que du plaisir à les jouer
A fine song.
Yes I just found out about 19th century songwriter because of them recent version with Rufus Wainwright.
Was he the first songwriter in history?
Mozart move over... this is the most poignant song ever written.
Too slow but as close to the original as we can have today. Version in Ken Burn's 'The Civil War' was better with a soloist, according to me.
Nothing nothing wrong with slow
There is no "original", unless you are referring to the very first time this was ever performed
@@denierdev9723
What I was alluding to is the way I understand that various pieces of music was performed in those days. Not that I was there. Lol 🤔
Certain standards, as this song reportedly became so popular so quickly, seem to be performed in certain ways based on the period. For example on RUclips I've heard this song done by a group well it is a soldier's love song I've heard, and likely was intended to be a solo with a couple of simple instruments. Not an expert but it strikes me that way.
Moving
Sing it Bernie!
Thank you Anjan Dutta.
Is this recording in the public domain?
Probably not. It’s from an LP released in the 1970’s.
Is there a cd of these songs I can buy?
@FindleyOcean
Unfortunately, this particular recording of the song was never released on CD. I recorded this from the original vinyl LP released in the 1970’s. That said, there was a CD released that had the other Stephen Foster songs by the same performers. That CD had all of the songs from the LP volume I and most of the songs from volume II. This is one of the cut songs from volume II.
I would like to use this this song to create something with pics of devastation. May I have your permission to use this recording?
The poster surely does not control the rights to this recording. It comes from a vinyl Nonesuch LP, Songs of Stephen Foster, Volume 2. Unfortunately, when Nonesuch did its single CD transfer, it included all of Volume 1 but omitted roughly a half dozen of the songs in Volume 2 -- including this one, surely one of Foster's greatest and most timeless. Go figure. So grateful to have it posted here! Thank you.
Does anyone know where this version can be purchased? It sounds like Jan DeGaetani singing but I can’t find it on iTunes.
@Timothy Hughes preferred
Unfortunately, this track was never released on CD, therefore, I doubt it will ever be available for digital download. I got this from the vinyl record. It's part of the volume II if you're lucky enough to find it on eBay.
oppie47 Thanks for the info and thanks for the posting!
@@oppie47 And since the CD - LP Volume I complete plus excerpts from LP Volume II - runs just shy of 71', there would certainly have been room for this wonderful song. Thank you for making it available here! :-)
This is my family We are related
far cry 5, anyone?
YES
lol
@@mtbmt6908 no one is coming to save you 😁
I came here just to find this reference. Souls won't harvest themselves.
#ugottalisten2b4udie Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave.
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Is Stephen Foster an opera singer?
And and you are a simpleton
FAR CRY 5 + CIV 6 :7
come from movie 'survival family'
Anyone from the Longest Johns???
An Original
Oh, God, that droning instrument playing the bass line, whatever it is, is too much! I confess! I confess! I did it! Please, make it stop! Somebody please make it stop!!!!
Here from Emily Dickinson
Who else came from FarCry 5 The guy singing in the woods???
This must be where the McGarrigles' version comes from.
I think, this music will sung all americans whose ruled by CSA, AUS or Macarthur dictatorship(hoi4 kaiserreich)
Please make sense
European music: sad shit happened and we want to be sad about it
American music: fuck that sad shit, we banish it from the land of hope and plenty
This facility is for comments about a simple but beautiful 19th century song. Your juvenile vulgarity is pointlessly ugly and has no place on the same page as the sublime lyrics of Stephen Foster. You need to grow up!
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it's a shame there are so many slapped arse's out there who find his music offensive
who
@@MsZsc I'm not sure of all of their name's but mainly all white liberal apologists
i sorta meant what songs are offensive
@@MsZsc Stephen foster's songs
He wrote for his time. The song “Kingdom Coming” was written by a staunch abolitionist and still uses metaphors and language that by today’s standards are quite racist and bigoted. As with most things from this period, Stephen Fosters life, accomplishments, and trials get overshadowed by sound bite arguments that point out parts of his work that do in fact contain offensive terms and language and dismiss the rest of his repertoire. I think if more people of Gen Z or Millenials could get past or ignore Turkey in the Straw or My Old Kentucky Home, and look towards his songs like “Was My Brother in the Battle”, “Gentle Annie”, “Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway” and others like it. They might begin to understand the levels of sorrow and depression that he experienced throughout his life.
Foster died in his early 30's late 20's without even a dollar to his name. It's highly theorized he tpok his own life
boy, there is a lot of the shaker song "simple gifts" in this song.
ruclips.net/video/ZwH6-QmvM5c/видео.html
The early Shaker worship songs and Foster were drawing on the same traditions of folk and "parlor" music, so it's not surprising to hear similar material. A lot of the Shaker songs have melodic elements that would have been familiar to the singers - and made it easier to learn them by ear.
@@treesny thanks for the information on the origins! glad we have the same "ear."
Was he a Castrato? He sounds like it. Definitely not natural voice.
I thought this comment was meant as a joke! Stephen Foster was a 19th century composer (1826-64) who lived long before modern recording was invented. The singer here is the great classical American mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani (1933-89), who sang and recorded a lot of contemporary compositions as well as older ones. She was particularly devoted to American music, and recorded two great LPs of Stephen Foster songs (from which this is taken) with "period" instrumental accompaniment; among her other memorable discs is one devoted to the songs of Charles Ives. Thank you.
@@treesny oh then why wasn't her name on the song if she sang it? That's why I was confused. His name is on the song so I thought he was singing.
@@casthedemon he wrote the song and died decades before the invention of recording audio
Can't agree with you one bit; as a matter of fact your comment is downgrading and insulting. Shame on you!
@@marciabibbo2384 what are you from the 50s? XD "Shame on you"
The national anthem of the new left.
Ssc
10000 cases in India today and
Don,t forget he was born of Irish immigrant parents, hardly American.
So what? Just enjoy the music!
“We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.”
-Jimmy Carter
guys we found the 100% english ancestry new englander
I cannot believe the utterly stupid comments I say on this wow anybody with intelligence knows Stephen Foster live during the Civil War he's not recording her singing that is hilarious what is wrong with people are they got no education at all? I'm sorry to rant but I cannot believe stupid people is he a contralto cut me a break he was a great song writer perhaps the first Super star in American music. You guys need to do a little bit of History exploration. No wonder we're so dumb down today
Dude died broke without much recognition until long after he died. Wouldn’t really call that a superstar.
He DIED during the Civil War. His best days were the Antebellum(the song was written in 1854)
2nd South Carolina String Band did it better
The man who wrote this wonderful song was evil and do not forget it. He wrote racist lyrics. Ignore him, forget him, bury and scorn him. Dead and dead broke at 37 and he deserved it you bet! Let us a- Woke and burn the music, destroy the books, trash the recordings, destroy several movies and maybe burn down the Smithsonian. Feel guilty that you did not sup sorrow with the poor.
De Camptown ladies sing dis song, Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Gwine to run all night!
Gwine to run all day!
Or just possibly we can consider him a man of his time and enjoy the tunes.
A fine song