Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Traditional)

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• CPDL #07058:  PDF and MIDI files.

Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 53 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #03629:  PDF and MP3 files.

Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2002-05-25).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 155 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Choir and Organ (Piano)

General Information

Title: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

English text

1.
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day;
I would my true love did so chance
To see the legend of my play,
To call my true love to my dance;
Refrain:
Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love,
This have I done for my true love
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2.
Then was I born of a virgin pure,
Of her I took fleshly substance
Thus was I knit to man's nature
To call my true love to my dance.
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3.
In a manger laid, and wrapped I was
So very poor, this was my chance
Betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass
To call my true love to my dance.
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4.
Then afterwards baptized I was;
The Holy Ghost on me did glance,
My Father's voice heard from above,
To call my true love to my dance.
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5.
Into the desert I was led,
Where I fasted without substance;
The Devil bade me make stones my bread,
To have me break my true love's dance.
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6.
The Jews on me they made great suit,
And with me made great variance,
Because they loved darkness rather than light,
To call my true love to my dance.
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7.
For thirty pence Judas me sold,
His covetousness for to advance:
Mark whom I kiss, the same do hold!
The same is he shall lead the dance.
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8.
Before Pilate the Jews me brought,
Where Barabbas had deliverance;
They scourged me and set me at nought,
Judged me to die to lead the dance.
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9.
Then on the cross hanged I was,
Where a spear my heart did glance;
There issued forth both water and blood,
To call my true love to my dance.
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10.
Then down to hell I took my way
For my true love's deliverance,
And rose again on the third day,
Up to my true love and the dance.
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11.
Then up to heaven I did ascend,
Where now I dwell in sure substance
On the right hand of God, that man
May come unto the general dance.