Corpus Christi Carol - O'Shea, Patrick

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"Composed for the Choir of Balliol College Oxford, commissioned by the Balliol Music Society. Premiered in Oxford at Balliol College, November 2007."

◈ Genre → Anthems ♬ Voicing → SATB ¶ Language → Middle English

Parts 4

Instruments SATB, optional S solo

Pages 9

CPDL # 18382

Editor Patrick O'Shea

Posted 2008-12-01

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Lully, lulley, lully, lulley, The faucon hath born my mak away. He bare hym up, he bare hym down, He bare hym into an orchard brown. In that orchard ther was an hall, That was hanged with purpill and pall. And in that hall ther was a bede, Hit was hangid with gold so rede. And yn that bed ther lythe a knyght, His wowndes bledyng day and nyght. By that bedes side ther kneleth a may, And she wepeth both nyght and day. And by that bedes side ther stondith a ston, "Corpus Christi" wretyn theron. ''Glossary'' faucon: falcon mak: mate, love bare: bore, carried purpill: purple (the royal color) pall: a funeral pall, a cloth spread over a coffin bede: bed rede: red lythe: lyeth, lies wowndes: wounds bledyng: bleeding kneleth: kneeleth, kneels may: maid, maiden wepeth: weepeth, weeps stondith: standith, stands ston: stone Corpus Christi: body of Christ (Latin) wreten: written