Once, as I remember (Traditional)

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CPDL #15667:   Sibelius 5

Editor: Robert Nottingham (added 2007-12-14).   Score information: A4, 1 pages, 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."