It was a lover and his lass (John Whittaker)
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- (Posted 2016-04-11) CPDL #38849: [ ]
- Editor: John Whittaker (submitted 2016-03-11). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 64 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: It was a lover and his lass
Composer: John Whittaker
Lyricist: William Shakespeare
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 2016
Description: Choral setting in the style of a madrigal.
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Original text and translations
English text
It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o'er the green corn-field did pass,
In Spring-time, the only pretty ring time.
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
This carol they began that hour,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
How that life was but a flower.
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring!