- Music written by
- [Traditional]
- Publication date
- 1852
- Language
- English
- Comments
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This is a folk ballad of British origin about Lord Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage. Neither Lord Franklin nor any of the voyagers returned to England. Some assert the ballad was written by Jane Griffin (Lady Franklin) but this appears apocryphal. Lady Franklin was apparently devoted to Lord Franklin and sponsored four expeditions to attempt to find out the fate of Franklin.
The ballad is known under several other names, most notably "Lord Franklin" and is collected as Roud 487 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
The melody, which predates the ballad, was also used by Bob Dylan for Bob Dylan's Dream.
The publishing date is for the song in a broadside version, which may actually have been anywhere between 1850 and 1855. - Licensing
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Versions
Lady Franklin's Lament written by [Traditional] English
Bob Dylan's Dream written by Bob Dylan English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Bob Dylan's Dream | Bob Dylan | May 27, 1963 | First recording on April 24, 1963 First release |
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Bob Dylan's Dream | The Silkie | October 1965 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Dorinda Duncan | 1965 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Peter, Paul and Mary | September 2, 1967 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Marley's Ghost | 1987 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Judy Collins | 1993 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Phil Carmen | 1996 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Eric Taylor | 1998 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Michel Montecrossa | October 2000 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Jim Thompson | 2005 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Monica Grabin | August 2, 2007 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Dylan Greenwood | August 2011 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Michael Tearson | 2011 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Bryan Ferry | January 24, 2012 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Betty & The Baby Boomers | September 17, 2016 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Martin Carthy | December 29, 2016 | Unverified | ||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Alec Goss | October 2018 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | The Seldom Scene | June 2019 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Mark Best | September 25, 2019 | |||
Bob Dylan's Dream | Andy Cohen [US1] | November 2020 |
Bob Dylanin uni written by Timo Ulkuniemi Finnish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Bob Dylanin uni | Nuuskamuikkunen | 1976 | First release |
Nachtfahrt written by Hannes Wader German
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Nachtfahrt | Hannes Wader | 1995 | First release |
Bob Dylan's Dream written by unknown author(s) German
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Bob Dylan's Dream | Bierfiedler (Folkländer) | 2001 | First release |
Riddarna kring runda bordet written by Björn Afzelius Swedish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Riddarna kring runda bordet | Björn Afzelius | 1987 | First release |
Der Traum written by Hannjörg Merklin German (not verified yet)
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Der Traum | Das Fenster | 1971 | Unverified |