この歌の起源は不明で、複数の影響を受けている可能性がある。黒人霊歌によく見られる暗号めいた言葉遣いは、アフリカ系アメリカ人起源を示唆している。例えば、「ヨルダン川を渡る」は、自由を求めて北へ向かう旅でオハイオ川を渡ることを指しているのかもしれない。1905年、黒人作曲家のサミュエル・コールリッジ=テイラーは、アフリカ系アメリカ人が作曲した24曲のピアノ編曲集に「私は貧しい旅人」(「巡礼者の歌」というタイトルで)を収録した。この歌はスコットランド国境のバラード「ヤロウのダウイー・デンズ」の子孫であると推測する人もいれば、ドイツの賛美歌「Ich bin ein Gast auf Erden」(「私はここで巡礼者」)に由来すると推測する人もいる。後者は19世紀を通じて多くの英語の賛美歌集に翻訳されて掲載された。[ 4 ]
Bluegrass family band, The Petersens, released a live performance recording of The Wayfaring Stranger in November 2021, garnering over 1.2 million views on YouTube, and included the song on their album, Live Sessions, Vol. 4.[24]
The Longest Johns in 2022 released a cover of the song as a part of their Smoke & Oakum album, and released an alternate recording version for their Made of Ale live sessions.
Also featured in the CBS television series Tracker, Season 2 episode 5.
2024, experimental folk artist Fern Maddie's version was used as the title song of the film Wayfaring Stranger by Andrea Luka Zimmerman.[25]
Use as the opening title theme in the Dutch series "Black Tulip" (Dutch: Zwarte Tulp), 2015–16, Shelby Lynn
American psychedelic rock band H. P. Lovecraft opens their 1967 debut album with the song, arranged by George Edwards. It was issued as a single ahead of the album release.
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