Once, as I remember (Traditional)
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CPDL #15667: Sibelius 5
- Editor: Robert Nottingham (added 2007-12-15). Score information: A4, 1 page, 31 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: harm. Charles Wood
General Information
Title: Once, as I remember
Composer: Traditional
Lyricist: G. R. Woodward
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
- An Italian Carol Book, pub. The Faith Press, Ltd., 1920 (harm. Charles Wood)
- Carols for Choirs 3, 1978 (harm. Charles Wood)
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
Once, as I remember,
At the time of Yule,
After midDecember,
When it bloweth cool,
I o'erheard a Mother
Was asinging "Sweet Jesu,
Lalullaylu,
Lullay lalu."
- 2.
Near as man was able,
On my knee fell I,
In the Bethlem stable
Where the babe did lie,
And the Virginmother
Was asinging "Sweet Jesu,
Lalullaylu,
Lullay lalu."
- 3.
Ox and ass around him,
Courtierlike, did stand:
Fair white linen bound him,
Spun by Mary's hand,
While the Virginmother
Was asinging "Sweet Jesu,
Lalullaylu,
Lullay lalu."
- 4.
Ever among and o'er us
Angelquire 'gan sing
Antiphons in chorus
To the newborn King.
Then the Virginmother
Fell asinging "Sweet Jesu,
Lalullaylu,
Lullay lalu."