Old May-day (Julius Benedict)
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- (Posted 2019-02-27) CPDL #53411:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-02-27). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 108 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed down a minor 2nd. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Old May-day
Composer: Julius Benedict
Lyricists: Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
First published: 1869 in Novello Part-Song Book (2nd Series), Volume 1, no. 37, p. 1
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Original text and translations
English text
Rejoice, oh English hearts, rejoice!
Rejoice, oh lovers dear!
Rejoice, oh city, town and country
Rejoice, eke ev'ry shire!
For now the fragrant flowers do spring
and sprout, and sprout in seemly sort;
The little birds do sit and sing,
The lambs do make fine sport:
Up then, I say, both young and old,
Both man and maid a-maying,
With drums and guns that bounce aloud,
And merry tabor playing.