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(Posted 2023-12-01) CPDL #77741:

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-01). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 464 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

(Posted 2019-07-16) CPDL #54800:

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-07-16). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 115 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: As it fell upon a day
Composer: Samuel Reay
Lyricist: Richard Barnfield

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella or Keyboard

First published: 1871 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 4, no. 146
Description: Seven Four-part Songs, No. 4.

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Original text and translations

English text

As it fell upon a day,
In the merry month of May,
Sitting in a pleasant shade,
Which a group of myrtles made;
Beasts did leap, and birds did sing,
Trees did grow, And plants did spring,
Ev'ry thing did banish moan,
Save the nightingale alone.

She, poor bird, as all forlorn,
Leaned her breast against a thorn,
And sung the dolefullest ditty:
"Fie, fie, fie," now would she cry,
"Tereu, tereu," by and bye;
That to hear her so complain,
Scarce I could from tears refrain,
For her grief so lively shown,
Made me think upon my own.

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-:'''Edition notes:''' {{MXL}}
+:{{EdNotes|}}
 ==General Information==
-'''Title:''' ''As it fell upon a day''<br>
+{{Title|''As it fell upon a day''}}
 {{Composer|Samuel Reay}}
 {{Lyricist|Richard Barnfield}}
-{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
+{{Voicing|4|SATB}}
 {{Genre|Secular|Partsongs}}
 {{Language|English}}
-{{Instruments|Keyboard}}
+{{Instruments|a cappella or Keyboard}}
-{{Pub|1|1875|in ''[[Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 4]]''|no=146}}
+{{Pub|1|1871|in ''[[Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 4]]''|no=146}}
+{{Descr|Seven Four-part Songs, No. 4.}}
-'''Description:'''
+{{#ExtWeb:}}
-'''External websites:'''
 ==Original text and translations==
 {{Text|English|
 As it fell upon a day,
 In the merry month of May,
 Sitting in a pleasant shade,
 Which a group of myrtles made;
-And birds did sing, and trees did grow,
+Beasts did leap, and birds did sing,
-And plants did spring, and trees did grow,
+Trees did grow, And plants did spring,
 Ev'ry thing did banish moan,
 Save the nightingale alone.
 She, poor bird, as all forlorn,
 Leaned her breast against a thorn,
 And sung the dolefullest ditty:
 "Fie, fie, fie," now would she cry,
 "Tereu, tereu," by and bye;
 That to hear her so complain,
 Scarce I could from tears refrain,
 For her grief so lively shown,
-Made me think upon my own.
+Made me think upon my own.}}
-}}
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