The Urchins Daunce (Thomas Ravenscroft)

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• (Posted 1999-05-26)  CPDL #00371: 

Editor: Christian Mondrup (submitted 1999-05-26).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 76 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scroll down to The Urchins Daunce.

General Information

Title: The Urchins Daunce
Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SSAT
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1614 in A brief discourse, no. 8
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English text

By the moone, we sport and play,
With the night begins our day;
As we friske, the dew doth fall;
Trip it, little urchins all.
Lightly as the little bee.
Two by two, and three by three,
And about goe we, and about goe we.