As it fell upon a day (Lord Mornington)
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- (Posted 2021-08-29) CPDL #65622:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2021-08-29). Score information: A4, 10 pages, 213 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: From Novello's Glee Hive
General Information
Title: As it fell upon a day
Composer: Lord Mornington
Lyricist: Richard Barnefield
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
First published: 1780 Warren's seventeenth collection
2nd published: 1851 Novello's Glee Hive no.7
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Original text and translations
English text
As it fell upon a day,
In the merry month of May,
Sitting in a pleasant shade
Which a grove of myrtles made;
Beasts did leap, and birds did sing,
Trees did grow, and plants did spring,
Every thing did banish moan,
Save the Nightingale alone.
She, poor bird, as all forlorn,
Leaning her breast against a thorn,
And there sung the dolefullest ditty,
Which to hear, it was great pity.
Scarce could I from tears refrain,
To hear her thus complain,
For her grief so lovely shown,
Made me think upon my own.
As it fell...