Cornstalk fiddle - Wikipedia
The cornstalk fiddle is a toy, and a type of bowed string instrument played historically in North America. The instrument consists of a cornstalk, with slits cut into the shaft to allow one or more fibrous sections to separate from the main body and serve as "strings."
The Corn-Stalk Fiddle by Paul Laurence Dunbar - Poem Analysis
‘The Corn-Stalk Fiddle’ is a poem which paints a picture of traditional rural life for African Americans. It demonstrates the hard work which was a central part of their lives in the years following the abolition of slavery but also celebrates their spirit and their ingenuity as it paints a picture of joyfulness in the life that they are ...
The Corn-Stalk Fiddle - Poetry Foundation
So the night goes on and the dance is o’er, And the merry girls are homeward gone, But I see it all in my sleep once more, And I dream till the very break of dawn Of an impish dance on a red-hot griddle To the screech and scrape of a corn-stalk fiddle.
The Corn-Stalk Fiddle When the corn’s all cut and the bright stalks shine . Like the burnished spears of a field of gold; When the field-mice rich on the nubbins dine, And the frost comes white and the wind blows cold; Then its heigho fellows and hi-diddle-diddle, For the time is ripe for the corn-stalk fiddle.
The Corn-Stalk Fiddle - Academy of American Poets
For the time is ripe for the corn-stalk fiddle. And you take a stalk that is straight and long, With an expert eye to its worthy points, And you think of the bubbling strains of song That are bound between its pithy joints — Then you cut out strings, with a bridge in the middle, With a corn-stalk bow for a corn-stalk fiddle.
The Corn-Stalk Fiddle - Wikisource, the free online library
2022年5月10日 · "The Corn-Stalk Fiddle", published in The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1913) This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/The Corn-Stalk Fiddle
2022年5月10日 · THE CORN-STALK FIDDLE When the corn 's all cut and the bright stalks shine Like the burnished spears of a field of gold; When the field-mice rich on the nubbins dine, And the frost comes white and the wind blows cold; Then it's heigho! fellows and hi-diddle-diddle, For the time is ripe for the corn-stalk fiddle.
Cornstalk fiddle - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
The cornstalk fiddle is a type of bowed string instrument native to North America. The instrument consists of a cornstalk, with slits cut into the shaft to allow one or more fibrous sections to separate from the main body and serve as strings.…
"The Corn-Stalk Fiddle" | Lyrics of Lowly Life | Paul Laurence …
To the simple sweets of the corn–stalk fiddle. When the eve comes on, and our work is done, And the sun drops down with a tender glance, With their hearts all prime for the harmless fun, Come the neighbor girls for the evening’s dance, And they wait for the well–known twist and twiddle— More time than tune—from the corn–stalk fiddle.
Annotation:Cornstalk Fiddle - The Traditional Tune Archive
Cornstalk fiddle and a shoestring bow, The best old fiddle in the county, Oh. The lines can also be considered a 'floating' couplet (i.e. transferred to several old-time tune-songs).