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''Chorus | |||
:''Lullay my liking, | |||
:''My dear son, my sweeting; | |||
:''Lullay my dear heart, | |||
:''Mine own dear darling. | |||
:I saw a fair maiden | |||
:Sitten and sing: | |||
:She lulléd a little child, | |||
:A sweeté lording. | |||
:That eternal lord is he | |||
:That made allé thing; | |||
:Of allé lordés he is Lord | |||
:Of allé kinges King. | |||
:There was mickle melody | |||
:At that childés birth: | |||
:Though the songsters were heavenly | |||
:They madé mickle mirth. | |||
:Angels bright they sang that night | |||
:And saiden to that child, | |||
:"Blessed be thou and so be she | |||
:That is both meek and mild." | |||
:Pray we now to that child, | |||
:And to his mother dear, | |||
:God grant them all his blessing | |||
:That now maken cheer. | |||
'''"A Mediaeval Anthology"''' | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]][[Category:Sacred music]][[Category:Carols]] | [[Category:Sheet music]][[Category:Sacred music]][[Category:Carols]] | ||
[[Category:Christmas]] | [[Category:Christmas]] | ||
[[Category:SATB]][[Category:Early 20th century music]] | [[Category:SATB]][[Category:Early 20th century music]] |
Revision as of 13:36, 16 December 2006
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- CPDL #184: Finale-1998.
- Editor: Rafael Ornes (added 1999-01-31). Score information: 36 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Lullay My Liking
Composer: Gustav Holst
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
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Original text and translations
English text
Chorus
- Lullay my liking,
- My dear son, my sweeting;
- Lullay my dear heart,
- Mine own dear darling.
- I saw a fair maiden
- Sitten and sing:
- She lulléd a little child,
- A sweeté lording.
- That eternal lord is he
- That made allé thing;
- Of allé lordés he is Lord
- Of allé kinges King.
- There was mickle melody
- At that childés birth:
- Though the songsters were heavenly
- They madé mickle mirth.
- Angels bright they sang that night
- And saiden to that child,
- "Blessed be thou and so be she
- That is both meek and mild."
- Pray we now to that child,
- And to his mother dear,
- God grant them all his blessing
- That now maken cheer.
"A Mediaeval Anthology"