In thorny woods in Buckinghamshire (John Spencer Curwen)
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- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-08). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 481 kB Copyright: Personal
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Title: In thorny woods in Buckinghamshire
Composer: John Spencer Curwen
Lyricist: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Folksong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1891 J. Curwen and Sons
Description: Sussex folk song
Lyrics based on text by Andrew James Foxwell (1826–1903)
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Original text and translations
English text
In Thorny Woods in Buckinghamshire,
Right-fol-lol de-li-de O,
O there’s a place to hunt the deer,
Fol-de-rol lol-de-ri-do;
Through open path and grassy glade,
Through sunny ranges and deepening shade,
The hunters ride in scarlet arrayed,
Fol-de-rol fol-de-rol li-do.
’Tis sweet to hear the sound of the horn,
Right-fol-lol de-li-de O,
A-wake the echoes of the horn,
Fol-de-rol lol-de-ri-do;
’Tis fine to view the huntsmen gay
Go sweeping on in the turf-covered way,
Or see the stags stand boldly at bay,
Fol-de-rol lol-de-rol li-do.
In Thorny Woods in Buckinghamshire,
Right-fol-lol de-li-de O,
The air is fresh and crisp and clear,
Fol-de-rol lol-de-ri-do;
There joyous songs on high shall rise,
And joyous voices shall gladden the skies,
When dogs and men return with the prize,
Fol-de-rol lol-de-rol li-do.
based on text by Andrew James Foxwell (1826–1903)