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Any kind of source for this? Who wrote the original? --NormalAsylum (t) 14:54, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Strictly anonymous as far as I know. I've never even seen a convincing history of the poem, let alone an author. Must have come from some where though. -Enkauston 23 August 2005

Minor correction[edit]

The verse quoted from Opie & Opie 1997:446 should read "Thou art", not "Thou are". I have just checked this against my copy of the book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.209.132.179 (talk) 20:34, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Original source correction[edit]

The "original" source, Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, should read "Roses red and violets blue,/And all the sweetest flowers, that in the forest grew."

Actually, Spenser's words were: "She bath'd with roses red, and violets blew,/And all the sweetest flowres, that in the forrest grew." 16th century spelling was different than Modern English. Gavroche42 02:18, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maple syrup[edit]

Lyrics from a Roger Miller tune:

"Roses are Red
Violets are Purple
Sugar is sweet
And so's Maple Surple

Dang Me, Dang Me
They ought'a take a
Rope and Hang me
High from the highest tree
Woman, don't you cry for me."

- Loadmaster 03:47, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Note: this is a reference to 'Maple Surple', which is a brown ale with Maple Syrup made by the Lake Louie Brewery Company. As such, I don't think the phrase 'maple surple' in this article should hyperlink to the 'Maple Syrup' Wikipedia article. It's just confusing, and makes the reader think that 'maple surple' is a misspelling of 'maple syrup'. Instead, perhaps a reference could be made to the company's website, which explains the reference? http://www.lakelouie.com/beer-styles/

- Anon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 126.161.118.52 (talk) 02:23, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Dang Me" was released in 1964. Lake Louie Brewing was founded in 1999[1]; Maple Surple was added to its lineup in 2014[2]. The song predates the ale by half a century. — I'm Gonna Regret This Username (talk) 02:16, 25 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Legendary![edit]

Man, I am SO going to have to remember those variations. Wikipedia rules!!! --User:Thematrixeatsyou/sig 04:31, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

All your base are belong to us[edit]

“

roses are red

violets are blue
all my base
are belong to you

”

— Anonymous, http://bash.org/?205633

j.engelh 15:17, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

“

roses are #FF0000

violets are #0000FF
all my base
are belong to you

”

Would be better IMHO ;-) 81.221.187.197 20:08, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It has been taken one step further:

Roses are #FF0000
Violets are #0000FF
chown -R you ~/base

— KillerHamster, comment on a Slashdot article on February 07, 2004[3]

V 12:24, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Odd[edit]

Totally irrelevent but has anyone noticed violets are actually violet, not blue?

violet more like pilot

j.engelh says: What's odd with violet? Colors between #800080 and #8000E0 are violet for me. Also note that there is no such thing as "blue" (#0000C0 - #0000FF) in poetry - only azur/indigo, which on top is (#000000 - #000080). So violet is the only option IMO. -j.engelh 20:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notable Variations?[edit]

With the possible exception of those that actually have a citation (Roger Miller and Aqua), are any of these variations truly notable? Is there an objection to removing them? Gavroche42 02:25, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Russian Reversal[edit]

Can anyone find a citation for 'Russian Reversal' instead of the 'Uncyclopedia' which mission is to be full of 'misinformation'? Gavroche42 12:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your a fool[edit]

Roses are red Violets are blue I am so kool And your a fool So go back to skool —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.242.49.83 (talk) 13:53, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Q.E.D.--85.180.6.214 (talk) 05:44, 29 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"you're"

92.17.97.81 (talk) 15:22, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Social media edition[edit]

This has filtered through the net in varying forms, some more vulgar than others

Roses are red Violets are blue Friend requests are nice/great But who the F***/Hell are you? ^[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spookywanluke (talk • contribs) 13:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Victor Hugo "Les Misérables" translation[edit]

The line les roses sont roses seems a little odd, because as an adjective, the word "rose" in modern French actually mainly means "pink"... AnonMoos (talk) 01:04, 1 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Emperors Walz[edit]

Somehow 2 emperors meet in a visit to one to the other (Germany and Austria). In those countries this was never done since many years and it was big news. Johann Strauss junior made a song about this event, called Emperors walsz (Kaiserswalzer) and the lyrics are identical to this little children rime, only in the German language. "Rosen sind rot, Veilchen sind blau. Alles ist schön, wohin ich schau". Translated this means: "Roses are red, violets are blue. Everything is beautiful, where ever I look". This refers to Opus 437 and lyrics are not available on the internet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bengud (talk • contribs) 09:45, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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