Down by the Salley Gardens William Butler Yeats Pianist Brian King

This poem by Yeats was first published in the volume ‘Crossways’ in 1889 and is sometimes printed with
the title ‘An Old Song Resung’. Herbert Hughes, the eminent folk-song scholar, set it to this old air.
A salley is a willow tree.

Down by the sal-ley- gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But- I, be-ing young and foolish, with her did not a-gree.

In a field by the River my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

[janefaceinthewind]

This is so, so beautiful, Brian! I wonder if there is a way you could share the sheet music with us, or perhaps let us know which version this is so I can look for it myself online? The thing is, I have heard a version of this piece on classic radio a while ago and have never found it again, it included the intro to the Britten version, but then continued the way you play it here, not as accompaniment but as a solo piece. It's just so incredibly beautiful. Searching for this piece was what brought me to your channel in the first place. I would be very grateful for the name of the arranger of this beautiful version herr, and if you know the version I'm talking about, would you perhaps let me know? Have a blessed Sunday and take care. 🎼☕😊