Since Robin Hood (Thomas Weelkes)

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• CPDL #10201:

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-19).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages,    Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

• CPDL #9288:

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2005-08-30).   Score information: Letter   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• CPDL #2536: Sibelius

Editor: Stuart McIntosh (submitted 2001-04-22).   Score information: A4, 72 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Since Robin Hood
Composer: Thomas Weelkes

Number of voices: 3vv  Voicing: SAB or SAT
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Ayres or Phantasticke Spirites for three voices (1608)

Description:

External websites:

• Live performance of this work by the dwsChorale

Original text and translations

English text

Since Robin Hood, Maid Marian,
And Little John are gone-a,
The hobby horse was quite forgot,
When Kemp did dance alone-a.
He did labour After the tabor.
For to dance then into France.
He took pains to skip it
In hope of gains. He did trip it
On the toe, diddle diddle diddle doe.