Talk:Cock Robin

Analogue vs. analogy
Mention is made of the possibility of Cock Robin being a Robin Hood analogue (sic). I would like to suggest that this should read "analogy". —Preceding unsigned comment added by RonTed (talk • contribs) 16 July 2006


 * I don't think so. See the Wiktionary entry for analogue or look it up on dictionary.com. An analogue (as a noun) means "something that bears an analogy to something else", while an analogy is an expression of similarities (like "A is to B as C is to D"). You might also want to read analogue (literature), which seems to be the word's sense here. In any case, the word you refer to in the article is part of a direct quote, so we cannot change the source's words. -Phoenixrod 07:26, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

O.K., fair comment. I have always thought of analogue as being a type of electrical, or similar, indication. When referring to time-pieces, for instance, they are often described as analogue (having hands) or digital (having the time directly indicated by numerals, sometimes flashing). I must confess to not being aware of the definitions which you mentioned above. Thank you.

Opinion piece needs some sourcing
"It is a widely known fact that William Rufus is the person being referred to in the poem "Who killed Cock Robin?". William Rufus was an avid collector of birds, and especially liked the robin He got killed by an arrow in the forest and the poem directly refers to this occurance. William "Cock Robin" Rufus is legendary." William "Cock Robin" Rufus is unheard-of, in fact. --Wetman 06:23, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Dare ga Koroshita Cock Robin?
"Who killed Cock Robin?" is the end theme to the classic anime "Patalliro!" 10 year old king Patalliro does the Cock Robin dance in pretty much every episode. (Yeah, I noticed it got a tiny mention) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.122.193 (talk) 11:56, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Foreign language versions
I have deleted a Chilapalapa version. This page shouldnt be filled up (like some) with endless foreign language versions, which server no purpose expect nostalga and usually cannot be read. If you have one you must post a better solution is to post it in an article in the appropriate version of Wikipedia or if there isnt one on Wikipedia commons, then put a link here under "See also".--Sabrebd (talk) 20:14, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Two more mentions: Neil Gaiman's Sandman and Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout
I'm afraid I don't have time to edit the entry, but the ballad is used both in vol. 9 of Neil Gaiman's Sandman (an old homeless man sings it to himself) and fairly prominently throughout Nicolas Roeg's film Walkabout. Both of these are surely important enough to warrant a mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.61.10.223 (talk) 18:59, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Who is the Bull?
In the text, Bull is linked to bullfinch. But in the external link, Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin, by H. L. Stephens, from Project Gutenberg, we do not see the bull as a bird. It is a regular animal with horns and a tail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.93.88.172 (talk) 19:38, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Although it is a bull in the rhyme it is thought that that is short for a bullfinch.--  SabreBD  (talk ) 20:07, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Spring
I suggest the following for an additional bullet point in the "Origin and meaning" section:

The robin is synonymous with the advent of Spring. "Who killed Cock Robin?" may be a very old rhetorical question intended to draw attention to extended Winter weather and the non-appearance of Spring weather.

I can give no reference for this, and note that several of the bullet point explanations are also opinions. Their references are only to the characters and deeds of the persons named, and do not shed light on the connection between the persons and the origin of the Cock Robin verse. Akld guy (talk) 08:05, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * No response, so done. Akld guy (talk) 01:10, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

History?
3,000 years? See Lina Eckenstein Victuallers (talk) 14:57, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

"According to Celtic traditions"? I can't find any references to this "coch rhi Ben" theory
we need some sources! Porjes (talk) 08:52, 12 December 2023 (UTC)