Roving in the dew (Arthur Warrell)
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- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-15). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 563 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Roving in the dew
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Arranger: Arthur Warrell
Lyricist: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Folksong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1913 Augener Ltd.
Description: Sussex Folk Song
collected by George Butterworth
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Original text and translations
English text
“Where are you going to, my pretty fair maid,
Red rosy cheeks and coal-black hair?”
“I’m going a-milking, kind sir,” she answered me,
“For roving the dew makes the milkmaids fair.”
“What is your father then, my pretty fair maid,
Red rosy cheeks and coal-black hair?”
“My father’s a farmer, kind sir,” she answered me,
“For roving in the dew makes the milk-maids fair.”
“What is your mother then, my pretty fair maid,
Red rosy cheeks and coal-black hair?”
“The wife of my father, kind sir,” she answered me,
“For roving in the dew makes the milkmaids fair.”
“May I come along with you, my pretty fair maid,
Red rosy cheeks and coal-black hair?”
“Just as it please you, kind sir,” she answered me,
“For roving in the dew makes the milkmaids fair.”
“Suppose I ran away from you, my pretty fair maid,
Red rosy cheeks and coal-black hair?”
“The devil may run after you, and I will stand and laugh at you,
For roving in the dew makes the milkmaids fair.”