The busy lark (George Whitefield Chadwick)

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• (Posted 2023-10-02)  CPDL #75958:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-02).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 388 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: SATB

• (Posted 2011-05-12)  CPDL #23547:   PDF see Gemischte Stimmen – Folk

Editor: Burkard Peter (submitted 2011-05-12).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 86 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original version for SATB - File retrieved through the 'wayback machine' at archive.org

• (Posted 2011-05-12)  CPDL #23548:    PDF see Frauenstimmen – Folk

Editor: Burkard Peter (submitted 2011-05-12).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Version for SSAA - File retrieved through the 'wayback machine' at archive.org

• (Posted 2011-05-12)  CPDL #23549:   PDF see Männerstimmen – Folk

Editor: Burkard Peter (submitted 2011-05-12).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Version for TTBB - File retrieved through the 'wayback machine' at archive.org

General Information

Title: The busy lark
Composer: George Whitefield Chadwick
Lyricist: Geoffrey Chaucer

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB, SSAA or TTBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1901 C. C. Birchard & Company
Description: Text from The Canterbury Tales (end of 14th century)

Original text and translations

English text

The busy lark, messenger of day,
saluteth in her song the morrow gray;
and firey Phoebus rises up so bright,
that all the orient laugheth at the sight.
And with his streames drieth in the greves
the silver drops, hanging on the leaves.

The busy larke, messager of daye,
Salueth in hire song the morwe graye;
And fyry Phebus ryseth up so brighte,
That al the orient laugheth of the lighte,
And with his stremes dryeth in the greves
The silver dropes, hongyng on the leeves.