The Dark Eyed Sailor - Vaughan Williams, Ralph

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"Five English Folk Songs, No. 1"

⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Folksongs

♯ Key G major

⁄ Time Signature 3/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range G2 – G5

♩ Tempo andantino (80)

◷ Duration ~1 min 50 sec

¶ Language → English

Measures 55

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 77850

Editor David Anderson

Posted 2023-12-05

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

D4 – G5

Alto

A3 – E5

Tenor

D3 – G4

Bass

G2 – E4

¶Lyrics / Text

It was a comely young lady fair, Was walking out for to take the air; She met a sailor all on her way, So I paid attention to what they did say. Said William, "Lady, why walk alone? The night is coming and the day near gone." She said, while tears from her eyes did fall, "It's a dark-eyed sailor that's proving my downfall. "It's two long years since he left the land; He took a gold ring from off my hand, We broke the token, here's part with me, And the other lies rolling at the bottom of the sea." Then half the ring did young William show, She was distracted midst joy and woe. "O welcome, William, I've lands and gold For my dark-eyed sailor so manly, true and bold." Then in a village down by the sea, They joined in wedlock and well agree. So maids be true while your love's away, For a cloudy morning brings forth a shining day.