The Sports of May (Anonymous)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2012-08-27). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 86 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: This edition comprises a modern realisation, and a statement of the piece in its original specialized format. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.
General Information
Title: Sports of May, The
Composer: Anonymous
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTT
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Included in Warren's twelfth colection of glees and catches without attribution, this is one of those catches that is more lubricious in performance than the anodyne lyrics might suggest (although the mention of a character named Roger will have warned the seasoned catch-singer of the delights to come).
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Original text and translations
English text
Twas on a bright morning, a morning in May,
The lads and the lasses all went out to play;
The birds from each bush with a song did delight 'em,
The merry pipe and tabor to dance did invite 'em;
Then to it they buckled, each lad with his lass,
Led by Susan and Roger upon the green grass.