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"The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century. Versions were also published on broadsides. The Dubliners released a popular version of the song in 1967 based on a version sung by the traditional English singer Harry Cox.

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  • The Black Velvet Band (eu)
  • Black Velvet Band (it)
  • The Black Velvet Band (en)
  • The Black Velvet Band (sv)
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  • The Black Velvet Band (euskaraz Belus Beltzazko Taldea) Irlandako abesti herrikoi bat da. Bere hasierako hitzetan ongi aipatzen den bezala, jatorria Belfast hirian du. Musika talde eta abeslari ugarik moldatu eta abestu izan dute, tartean The Dubliners talda eta Luke Kelly irlandr abeslariak, edota Dropkick Murphys estatubatuar taldeak. (eu)
  • "The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century. Versions were also published on broadsides. The Dubliners released a popular version of the song in 1967 based on a version sung by the traditional English singer Harry Cox. (en)
  • Black Velvet Band è una canzone tradizionale irlandese che parla del destino degli irlandesi deportati in Australia per aver commesso reati.Il testo racconta di un apprendista che, uscendo una sera per una passeggiata, incontra una donna che aveva appena rubato un orologio.Questa glielo dona, rendendolo complice del furto.La mattina seguente vengono condannati entrambi e deportati nella Terra di Van Diemen, ora nota come Tasmania. (it)
  • The Black Velvet Band (Det svarta sammetsbandet), Roud 2146, är en irländsk folkvisa. Den lär vara skriven av okänd författare i mitten av 1800-talet. Texten handlar om en ung man i Belfast, Nordirland, som går till en bar och träffar en kvinna som har håret uppsatt med ett svart sammetsband. Kvinnan tar ett fickur av en äldre herre i baren och placerar det i handen på mannen, varvid han grips av vakten. Dagen efter döms han i domstolen till sju års deportering till Tasmanien som i sången kallas Van Diemens Land, vilket var en vanlig benämning på ön förr i tiden. Andra kända inspelningar: (sv)
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  • Black Velvet Band (en)
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