May 22, 2003 07:25
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Happy is the bride who...
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From the list of well-known sayings with skewed conclusions:
http://www.raskys.com/kids/kidsquiz.html
But could you please tell me what the _original_ conclusion is? And what is the source of this saying, if any?
http://www.raskys.com/kids/kidsquiz.html
But could you please tell me what the _original_ conclusion is? And what is the source of this saying, if any?
Responses
| 5 +5 | Happy is the bride that the sun shines on. |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 +2 | Happy is the bride the sun shines on |
jerrie
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| 2 +2 | Happy the bride that... |
JoeYeckley (X)
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Happy is the bride that the sun shines on.
This is thought to be the origin; dating back to 1787, F. Grose in "Provincial Glossary (superstitions)" (p.61) wrote: "It is reckoned a good omen, or a sign of future happiness, if the sun shines on a couple coming out of church after having been married... Happy is the bride that the sun shines on.
Even earlier, Herrick wrote (in 1648) in Hesperides (p.129): "Blest is the bride on whom the sun doth shine. And thousands gladly wish You multiply, as doth a fish".
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs; Guild Publishing, 1982 (NO ISBN).
To the riddle given above, I heard the answer in the cynical 'fifties: "says no" - this obliquely referring to the question she would be put at the altar: "Will you...."
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Note added at 2003-05-22 08:04:37 (GMT)
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The song Joseph refers to was \"I\'ll be with you\".
....in apple blossom time,
I\'ll be with you, to change your name to mine,
one day in May, they\'ll come and say,
happy the bride, that the sun shines on today.
What a wonderful wedding there will be,
what a wonderful day for you and me.... etc. etc.
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Note added at 2003-05-22 08:05:57 (GMT)
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Übrigens....I think the song dates back to the \'sixties.
Even earlier, Herrick wrote (in 1648) in Hesperides (p.129): "Blest is the bride on whom the sun doth shine. And thousands gladly wish You multiply, as doth a fish".
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs; Guild Publishing, 1982 (NO ISBN).
To the riddle given above, I heard the answer in the cynical 'fifties: "says no" - this obliquely referring to the question she would be put at the altar: "Will you...."
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Note added at 2003-05-22 08:04:37 (GMT)
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The song Joseph refers to was \"I\'ll be with you\".
....in apple blossom time,
I\'ll be with you, to change your name to mine,
one day in May, they\'ll come and say,
happy the bride, that the sun shines on today.
What a wonderful wedding there will be,
what a wonderful day for you and me.... etc. etc.
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Note added at 2003-05-22 08:05:57 (GMT)
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Übrigens....I think the song dates back to the \'sixties.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much, David! Thank you, Joseph and Jerrie!
This is exactly what I needed to know. But now I just wonder how to translate this saying with it's skewed conclusion in Russian... *sigh* :)"
+2
19 mins
Happy the bride that...
I find many of the adulterated versions, but very little that looks like a plausible source. I did find the rhyme below contained it a sermon. It purports to be an old song, but I have never actually heard it "in nature." I suspect that this saying may have have declined as the internet ascended.
Some day in May
I'll come to say
Happy the bride that
The sun shines on today.
Some day in May
I'll come to say
Happy the bride that
The sun shines on today.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
airmailrpl
: Happy the bride that The sun shines on today.
5 hrs
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| agree |
Bin Zhang
8 hrs
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36 mins
Happy is the bride the sun shines on
Wedding superstition.
The weather at the time of the wedding is supposed to determine the course of the marriage.
If the sun is shining - a happy marriage
If it's raining - miserable marriage
If there's a thunderstorm - turbulent, rocky marriage
If it's snowing - ? (cold/loveless/frosty...)
See link
The weather at the time of the wedding is supposed to determine the course of the marriage.
If the sun is shining - a happy marriage
If it's raining - miserable marriage
If there's a thunderstorm - turbulent, rocky marriage
If it's snowing - ? (cold/loveless/frosty...)
See link
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