My final Hildegard Von Blingen’ bardcore selection tackles yet another genre: country. Here’s her take on the Dolly Parton classic ‘Jolene.’
One of the charms of these bardcore songs is the way Hildegard transforms the lyrics. So “I’m beggin’ you, please don’t take my man” becomes “I beg of thee, pray take not my lord.” No contractions, lots of -eths.
That said, I love that Parton’s original lyrics in some verses made it through unscathed. “With flaming locks of auburn hair / With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green” — how can you make that any more appropriate for a medieval setting?
I guess Dolly Parton was doing bardcore before it was cool.
I beg of thee, pray take not my lord
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I fear, from thee, ‘twould take naught but a word
Thy beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Thy smile is like a breath of Spring
Thy voice is soft like Summer rain
And I cannot compete with thee
Jolene
He talketh of thee in his sleep
And alas, I cannot keep
From weeping when I hear thy name
Jolene
Although it is so plain to see
How little he doth mean to thee
My love for him is boundless as the sea
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I beg of thee, oh please take not my lord
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I fear, from you, ‘twould take naught but a word
Thou couldst have thy choice of men
But I could never love again
He is the only one for me
Jolene
I would risk both life and limb
To spend my only days with him
My happiness is at thy whim,
Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I beg of thee, pray take not my lord
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I fear, from thee, ‘twould take naught but a word
Meet Me In Montauk 
Very clever. Thank you for the introduction to this genre.
Really enjoyed this! thanks to you and your daughters for introducing this new music to us ❤️