Lyr Req: Carnival Is Over (The Seekers)

Subject: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From:
Date: 26 Jun 97 - 07:48 PM

I can't figure out the last line of one of the stanzas for this song on my CD:

Like a drum, my heart is beating And your kiss like sweetest wine But the joys of love are fleeting ??

It sounds like it ends in columbine.

By the way, it's a fantastic CD!!

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: alison
Date: 26 Jun 97 - 11:50 PM

Hi

The lyrics are;

"But the joys of love are fleeting for Pierrot and Columbine."

Slainte

Alison

Subject: The Carnival Is Over
From:
Date: 26 Oct 98 - 10:34 PM

Hi, if anyone has the lyrics to a song called The Carnival Is Over by the Seekers (circa 1967) I would very much appreciate them. In return, I could provide lots of lyrics for lots of obscure songs (Irish, bluegrass, blues, country, doo-wop, etc.) Bye, Paul Harty Reading, Mass, USA

Subject: Lyr Add: THE CARNIVAL IS OVER
From: Bruce
Date: 27 Oct 98 - 12:46 AM

"The Carnival is Over"
performed by The Seekers
Written by Tom Pringfield
Recorded 9/17/65

Say goodbye, my own true lover
as we sing our lover's song.
How it breaks my heart to leave you,
now the carnival is gone.

High above, the dawn is waking
and my tears are falling rain,
for the carnival is over
we may never meet again.

Like a drum, my heart was beating,
and your kiss was sweet as wine.
But the joys of love are fleeting
for Pierrot and Columbine.

Now the harbor light is calling.
This will be our last goodbye.
Though the carnival is over,
I will love you 'till I die.

Like a drum, my heart was beating,
and your kiss was sweet as wine.
But the joys of love are fleeting
for Pierrot and Columbine.

Now the harbor light is calling.
This will be our last goodbye.
Though the carnival is over,
I will love you 'till I die.

Though the carnival is over,
I will love you 'till I die.

---------------------------
I got stumped on the Pierrot and Colimbine line, so I did a bit of searching and found the lyric on http://www.lyrics.ch/search.html

Subject: RE: Seekers songs
From: Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin
Date: 27 Oct 98 - 03:31 PM

Bruce refers to the song as being written by Tom Pringfield. That should read, I think, Tom Springfield.

The Springfields were a popular trio in the British Isles (couldn't vouch for elsewhere) with a series of hit records, which still sound good, IMHO. Tom Springfield wrote and arranged much of their material. Tom Springfield's sister, Dusty, went on to make a not inconsiderable solo career for herself, with a long string of hits.

Subject: RE: Seekers songs
From: Bert
Date: 27 Oct 98 - 03:40 PM

The tune for 'The Carnival is over' is the Russian traditional 'Stenka Razin' which is in DT.

Subject: Tune Add: THE CARNIVAL IS OVER (from the Seekers)
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 27 Oct 98 - 07:54 PM

And here is the tune:

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This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

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Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Alan Gilchrist
Date: 20 Sep 99 - 09:08 PM

In case this would be of interest to anyone, when considering all the music of the Seekers, there is a site devoted to the lyrics of their many songs... and it is: http://www.baylor.edu/~Richard_Veit/

Another interesting site, one which offers quite a range of information regarding this group, can be seen at: http://members.tripod.de/peter_seekers/index.html

As if you cannot tell already, I have been a big fan of the Seekers for over thirty years, now. Good to see their work that they've accomplished here in the 90s.

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 20 Sep 99 - 10:45 PM

Is it true that the melody for this song came from Russia (or that area). I seem to remember a song called (my attempt at phonetic spelling) Schtenka Rasin that used the same melody?

Jon

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 21 Sep 99 - 12:28 AM

Jon, there was a thread on this very subject about a year ago. From memory I posted both the popular version of the tune and its Russian root - as I recall the original tune was more interesting. Regards, John

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Sapper_RE
Date: 21 Sep 99 - 07:35 AM

I remember watching the farewell concert they gave at the London Palladium(???) on TV way back ******** years ago. This was the last song they performed and Judith Durham was in tears as she sang it. Lovely strong voice!! Bob

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Alan of Australia
Date: 21 Sep 99 - 11:10 AM

G'day,
They seem to have the occasional come-back. I saw them 3 or 4 years ago in Sydney. Very good although most of the instrumentation was by off stage musicians.

Cheers,
Alan

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: GUEST,BarryG inOz
Date: 22 Apr 00 - 06:17 AM

The Carnival is Over, performed / made famous by the Seekers was written (music and lyric) by Tom Springfield

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 22 Apr 00 - 12:24 PM

I can't find much about Stenka Rasin except the melody given and that it is a Russian folk song. Have a look at this page: http://ingeb.org/songs/stenkara.html. It gives the same melody and Engish words to the tune that apparantly were written by Jacob Robbins in 1921.

Jon

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 22 Apr 00 - 03:23 PM

Same tine all right - but I can't say I like the story too much. (I know I've heard it sung - it might have been Joan Baez. Maybe Julie Felix?) Whereas the Seekers verses are really pretty good, and oddly powerful. Sort of somg that really hits the spot sometimes. By far the best song they did, I reckon

And Judith Durham did have (probably still does have)one hell of a good voice.

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Snuffy
Date: 22 Apr 00 - 09:01 PM

Poppy, Rose and Columbine

Wassail! V

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Nov 06 - 09:50 PM

Thanks to the magic of YouTube.com, the very performance referred to above can be seen again - it's the very last song they performed as a group until the 90's reunion. Powerful stuff.

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Alba
Date: 27 Nov 06 - 09:58 PM

Wicked good song indeed!
J

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Rowan
Date: 27 Nov 06 - 10:58 PM

Stenka Razin was a Cossak leader who fell in love with a beautiful princess. He took her with him when he and his band took their boat down the Volga. His mates thought he'd gone soft on them for bringing his woman with him rather than just raping her and dumping her. They taunted him with this and told him he was no longer fit to be their leader. To save his position with his men he threw his princess overboard, so she drowned. But his men though this restored him to be their leader.

Years ago, when I was running school camps I had a group of "moderately retarded" adolescents and adults on board. As for most camps I pulled out the concertina and played tunes and this was one of the tunes I frequently played. On this occasion, a lad with Down's Syndrome was electrified by this tune. Any other tune he just listened, but when I played Stenka Razin (which all the others knew as "The Carnival is over") he would sing a dirge from the very bottom of his soul. His tune and mine were not the same, by a long shot, but his tune was always the same and provoked only by Stenka Razin. I've been careful with tunes ever since.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 05:29 AM

Gorgeous song.

Whats more, I remember (vaguely anyway) 'Stenka Razin' as a poem, from when I was at School, probably 35 years ago!

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 05:44 AM

The original tune is ever so slightly different. Check out the Midi in the Russian Songs link. Great song. Either version:-)

I have recently bought a compilation by the Seekers btw - One of them you see in supermarkets for less than a fiver. They did some marvelous songs and Judith Durhams voice really is special. But they didn't half put out some crap as well!

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Scrump
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 05:45 AM

I preferred "A World Of Our Own".

... I'll get me coat.

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 06:31 AM

Carnival is Over, 1968

And here is Judith Durham's website.

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: DaveA
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 07:39 AM

As has been already stated, Judy had (and still largely has) a superb voice. Bruce Woodley proved a fine songwriter after the Tom Springfield connection dried up. Both these two have continued to make their mark. But I was at a festival 18 months ago which featured Keith Potger as a headline act. He was woeful!! The proverbial out of tune 12 string, no attempt at finger picking and an ever-present need to wave his guitar in front of the audience & pose!! Sharing a stage with Doug Ashdown & Mike McCellan he was not so much humiliated as irrelevant!!

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 07:45 AM

Wow - The second on McG's list is certainly significant today of all days - Introduction by Alan Freeman.

I always forget, until I hear it again, how a voice can make the hairs on the back of your neck prickle. Judith's certainly did that and on reflection I must have been head over heels in love (or was it lust?) with her:-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 07:55 AM

For some reason or other, I've had "A World of Our Own" in my head for the past week or so. Haven't thought about it for years.

"The Carnival Is Over" is one of the songs I used to sing in front of the mirror (and daydream about being a folksinger) back in the days of my wasted youth. (Along with "Summer of His Years," "Patches", and "Long Black Veil".)

Thanks for reminding me and thanks for the websites!

Linn

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: eddie1
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 01:28 PM

DtG
Forget it! Judith Durham is definitely pining away as a result of her unrequited love for me!
Mind you, I'd be very happy to requite it for her if she'd just get in touch!

Eddie

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 01:31 PM

Get in the queue, Eddie:-) When you compare todays pop diva's they don't hold a candle to Judith really do they? Mind you, I wouldn't climb over Shania Twain...

:D (tG)

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: eddie1
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 01:44 PM

You're dead right DtG! Judith was beautiful in that buxom way that just........... ah well!
I am not sure but I think I saw her at the Newcastleton Festival just after their final UK gig. I was tempted to speak to her but thought "Naw, she's entitled to her privacy at what must be a difficult time." Still, I've regretted it ever since!

Eddie

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Nov 06 - 03:08 PM

Not just then either - I followed the links right up to date and she certainly still has it! Mind you she is 10 years older than me so I guess I would have to be a toyboy:-)

Having seen Maddy Prior a couple of times recently she seems to holding it together better than most - Maybe Folk ladies have a secret that the rest of world want:-) Wonder how Jacqui McShea is?

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Carnival is Over by Seekers
From: sapper82
Date: 29 Nov 06 - 02:43 PM

So far I've found a '65 Top of the Pops clip of The Canrival Is Over as well as the Last Concert. Interesting how the style of singing has subtly changed between the two.
Also a performance of Georgie Girl in '96 and a recording session of I'll Never Find Another You.
I've had a bloody good weep listening to them too.
Given what I've been through lately I've probably needed it.