Nowel: Owt of your slepe aryse (Anonymous)
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CPDL #11320:
- Editor: N. Nakamura (added 2006-03-24). Score information: A4, 3 pages Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Postscript file also available. Copyright (C) 2004 by N. Nakamura.
General Information
Title: Nowel: Owt of your slepe aryse
Composer: Anonymous
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTT
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Selden Carol Book (15th C, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden B. 26)
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Original text and translations
English text MIDDLE ENGLISH
- 1.
- Owt of your slepe aryse and wake,
- For God mankynd nowe hath ytake,
- Al of a maide without eny make;
- Of al women she bereth the belle.
- Refrain:
- Nowel! Nowel! Nowel! Nowel! Nowel!
- 2.
- And thirwe a maide faire and wys,
- Now man is made of ful grete pris;
- Now angelys knelen to mannys servys,
- And at this tyme al this byfel.
- Refrain
- 3.
- Now man is bryghter than the sonne;
- Now man in heven an hye shal wone;
- Blssyd be God this game is begonne,
- And his moder empresse of helle.
- Refrain
- 4.
- That ever was thralle, now ys he fre;
- That ever was smalle, now grete is she;
- Now shal God deme bothe the and me
- Unto his blysse yf we do wel.
- Refrain
- 5.
- Now man may to heven wende;
- Now heven and erthe to hym they bende;
- He that was foo now is oure frende;
- This is no nay that Y yowe telle.
- Refrain
- 6.
- Now blessyd brother, graunte us grace
- A domesday to se thy face.
- And in thy courte to have a place,
- That we mow there synge 'Nowel'.
- Refrain