It was a lover and his lass (a modern madrigal) (David Solomons)
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General Information
Title: It was a lover and his lass (a modern madrigal)
Composer: David Solomons
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments:
Published: 2007
Description: Score also available for SATB from external webpage.
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Original text and translations
English text
- ring ding dong
- ring ding dong
- It was a lover and his lass in the spring time
- that through the city streets did pass in this ring time
- calling each other every minute or two
- texting in case they couldn't get through
- oh hearken to the lovers in the spring time!
- Between the supermarket aisles while they're shopping
- these pretty city folk would chat without stopping
- vainly the birds are welcoming spring with their song
- they'll wear themselves out e'er very long
- while lads and lasses never tire of ringing!
- Then one day when Romeo must text his Julietta
- just to say I luv ya yeah I luv ya so much
- but she rings back to tell him that it's all over
- she's met a nicer lad from Folkestone or Dover
- (It's all over it's all over, lad from Dover)
- so he just rings to all of his pals and calls her a slag!
- and all the people on the tram hear the show, while
- our pretty city folk live all on their mobile
- then suddenly the battery's flat as a skate
- and Romeo can not ring his mate
- he's sorry that he called her "slag" in spring time
- he can't ring her he can't ring his Julietta
- sorry now in spring.
