Bleeding Heart
Title
Bleeding Heart
About:
Bleeding Heart was often used for ballads related to children. It is linked to In Crete, which is ultimately derived from Come follow my love (Simpson 1966, pp. 365, 374).
Ballads using this tune:
Links
See discussion of use of Bleeding Heart, in The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, Vol. 4: With Their Texts, by Bertrand Harris Bronson
Collection
Citation
“Bleeding Heart,” Execution Ballads, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/items/show/1175.