Hey down, down - Anonymous

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"A four-part round over a rising and falling hexachord, recorded as a jeu d'esprit at the end of the bass volume of the Dow partbooks (probably one of the latest entries in the set). Unattributed, it is sometimes credited to Thomas Ravenscroft (presumably on the basis of similarity to items in Pammelia); there seems to be no other example of this piece extant. The wordless top part may be either played or sung."

◈ Genre / Form → Canons ♬ Voicing → SBBB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 7

CPDL # 74798

Editor Jason Smart

Posted 2023-08-09

License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

¶Lyrics / Text

Hey, down, down, down, down, Sing ye now after me: La mi sol re fa, so shall we well agree. Take heed to your time and rest as you find; The round and the square must be tuned in their kind. Oh! Well sung, my lads! I say we are as good by night as by day: La mi sol re fa. Let us be merry here As long time as we may, for time truly passes away. Hey-ho, hey-ho, hey-ho, hey, down, down, down.