Once I was young - Somervell, Arthur

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"Manx folksong"

⌛ Period → Romantic

◈ Genre / Form Folksongs

♬ Voicing → SATB ¶ Language → English, Manx

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 4

CPDL # 78047

Editor David Anderson

Posted 2023-12-11

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Once I was young; now westward goes the sun; Once I two sweethearts had, but now I have none. Ah! how by woman’s wiles the laddies are undone. Good love there is, and love that is not true I loved a lassie and I faithfully did woo. Ah, how the laddies are by woman made to rue. O faithless fair one, my night is drawing nigh; Look at my trembling hand, and listen to my sigh— Ah, how thro’ woman false the laddies pine and die.

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