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Subject: rise up slang Do you remember? An old song:"What shall we do with a drunken sailor, what shall we do with a drunken sailor early in the morning? Hoo-ray and up she rises, hoo-ray and up she rises, early in the morning!" What does it mean - "up she rises"? |
| Drunken Sailor was a sea shanty (work song) often sung when raising a sail or raising the anchor, which is the reference for “Up She Rises” in the song’s chorus. Such songs were the only ones allowed in the Royal Navy. Most often, only two or three verses were sung but verses were often added until the task was completed. |
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A sea chantey (or shanty) is a work song. Different types of jobs on a tall ship required different rhythms and tempos. “The Drunken Sailor” is what’s known as a “capstan chantey,” a song sung to the rhythm of a group of men turning a capstan, a huge device for winding ropes on a tall ship. On the words, “Way hay and up she rises!” the men would stamp loudly on the deck. This led to a whole category of songs known as “stamp and go” chanties. да, подымать паруса |
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и очепяталсь, "поднимать", и ссылку забыла: http://www.oldtownschool.org/resources/songnotes/songnotes_D.html |
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