Auf den Spuren von Ponce de Leon

[RonnyM]

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[Rolfo]

Die Swanee River Lyrics
Ist ein Minstrel Song in 1851 von Stephen Foster geschrieben und seit 1935 die offizielle Florida Hymne.

Fuer Old Timers und Musik-Minstrel Liebhaber hier ein paar Old Timers Wiedergaben:
•   https://youtu.be/1S0keeGIgcY      by Pete Seeger
•   https://youtu.be/1xANozWnQEw   by Bing Crospy
•   https://youtu.be/36hJeMk1PLg      by Paul Robeson
•   https://youtu.be/sSbvmHPq-5g      by Al Jolson
•   https://youtu.be/zLrp0AD3_78       by 2nd South Carolina String Band
•   https://youtu.be/EsvNzCKHCII       by an Old Fletcher Oldies with his 5 string banjo.

1st verse
Way down upon de Swanee Ribber,
Far, far away,
Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber,
Dere's wha de old folks stay.
All up and down de whole creation
Sadly I roam,
Still longing for de old plantation,
And for de old folks at home.
Chorus
All de world am sad and dreary,
Eb-rywhere I roam;
Oh, darkeys, how my heart grows weary,
Far from de old folks at home!

2nd verse
All round de little farm I wandered
When I was young,
Den many happy days I squandered,
Many de songs I sung.
When I was playing wid my brudder
Happy was I;
Oh, take me to my kind old mudder!
Dere let me live and die.

3rd Verse
One little hut among de bushes,
One dat I love
Still sadly to my memory rushes,
No matter where I rove.
When will I see de bees a-humming
All round de comb?
When will I hear de banjo strumming,
Down in my good old home?

Teil 12 – Swanee River Springs

[Rolfo]

Teil 13 – Wekiva Springs