- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
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This is Child ballad 269, and is also collected in the Roud Folksong Index as work 112. This ballad tells the tale of a father's interference with his daughter's choice of lover, leading to disastrous consequences. The king's daughter becomes pregnant by a kitchen boy. Without his daughter's knowledge, the king has the kitchen lad killed for his impertinence, usually having the boy's heart presented to his daughter. In most versions, the king's daughter dies shortly thereafter of a broken heart.
This ballad apparently comes from Guiscardo and Ghismonda's tale in Boccaccio's classic work, "The Decameron". The tale was translated into English in the 1500s and was made into plays and versified into ballads. - Licensing
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Versions
Lady Diamond written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Diamond | Peter & Chris Coe | 1972 | |||
| Lady Diamond | Frankie Armstrong | 1975 | |||
| Lady Diamond | Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger | 1981 | |||
| Lady Diamond | Steeleye Span | 1986 | |||
| Lady Diamond | Bryony Griffith - Will Hampton | July 24, 2011 | |||
| Lady Diamond | Rachel Newton | July 2, 2012 |