Weddings and Funerals
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"Weddings and Funerals" is a nursery rhyme or folksong and playground game.
- A wedding song we played for you,
- The dance you did but scorn.
- A woeful dirge we chanted, too,
- But then you would not mourn.
Origin[edit]
The verse is based on the verses Matthew 11:17 and Luke 7:32 in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
The exact words of this English nursery rhyme were incorporated as the translation of these verses in the International Standard Version (2008).[1]
In context, the verse was spoken by Jesus as a reproach to those people who rejected both the austere lifestyle and preaching of John the Baptist and his own more accessible ministry.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Matthew 11:17, parallel translations at Biblos.com
- ^ Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 11:16-24, available online at BibleCommenter.com