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When You and I Were Young, Maggie

"When You and I Were Young, Maggie" is a popular ballad, originally written as a poem in 1864. Its author was school teacher George W. Johnson (1839-1917), then 21, who fell in love with 18 year old Margaret "Maggie" Clark. The couple married in 1864; however 7 months later, Maggie died from Tuberculosis. The piece was originally a poetic lament, but in 1866 Johnson's friend, James Butterfield, set the poem to music. It became a nearly instant hit on both sides of the Atlantic. The music is singularly beautiful, and has been published in many collections, as well as recorded by dozens of musicians. This playing departs from the usual melody on the third verse, setting it in a minor key, which is indeed in keeping with the rather sad theme of the piece. Things do finish up, however, in the major "happier" key. Instrumental piano solo.