An english tune

A folk English song arranged by F.Bottai Video: Antonio Enzo Stangherlin this is the melody of an ancient English ballad: 'The trees they grow hight'. In the original version it has a much slower tempo and a very sad text. See eg in the Britten's arrangment http://www.matrozenkoor.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/05.-The-trees-they-grow-so-high.pdf Here it seems, purposely, a completely different thing: with a brilliant accompaniment and a faster time it has become a very cheerful tune. Naturall