This endris night - Bastable, Jennifer

📄

Preview not generated yet

Loading player...

"A five-part Christmas carol, setting words taken from an anonymous fifteenth century song. The solo sections should be sung from within the choir."

⌛ Period → Contemporary ◈ Genre → Carols

♯ Key D minor

⁄ Time Signature 6/8

♬ Voicing → SSATB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range A2 – F5

¶ Language → English

Measures 94

Texture Homophonic

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 11

CPDL # 76863

Editor Jennifer Bastable

Posted 2023-11-01

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

C4 – E5

Alto

A3 – B#4

Tenor

G4 – F5

Bass

A2 – B#3

¶Lyrics / Text

This endris night I saw a sight, a star as bright as day, And ever among, a maiden sung: Lullay, by by lullay. This lovely lady sat and sung, and to her child did say: My son, my brother, father dear, why liest thou thus in hay? O sweet thing, since thou’rt a king, why art thou laid in stall? Why dost thou not ordain thy bed in some great kinges hall? Methinks it right that king or knight should lie in good array; And then among, it were no wrong to sing By by lullay. O Mary mild, I am thy child; and though I lie in stall, Great lords and dukes shall worship me, and so shall kinges all; And angels bright they do me light, thou know’st it is no nay. And for that sight though may’st delight to sing By by lullay. Now, sweet son, for so ’tis come all things be at thy will, I prithee, grant to me a boon, if it be right and skill: That child or man, that will or can be merry on this day, To bliss though bring: that I may sing Lullay, by by lullay,