It was a lover and his lass
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- Thomas Morley SATB, SST, SAT or T solo with lute.
Original text and translations
English text
1. It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny no,
That o'er the green cornfields did pass.
In spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding-a-ding-a-ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
2. Between the acres of the rye, With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny no, These pretty country folks would lie, In spring time,...
3.This carol they began that hour, With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny no, How that a life was but a flower In spring time,...
4.Then, pretty lovers, take the time With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonny no, For love is crownéd with the prime In spring time, ... </poem>