by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation
Joseph was a young man
Language: English  after the English
Joseph was a young man, and a young man was he, He courted Virgin Mary, the Queen of Galilee. As Joseph and Mary were walking one day, There were apples and cherries aplenty by the way. Then up spake Mary, so meek and mild; 'O gather me cherries, Joseph, for I am with child.' Then up spake Joseph, with his words unkind, 'Let them gather cherries that brought thee with child.' Then up spake the little child in his mother's womb, 'Bow down, you sweet cherry tree, and give my mother some.' Then the top spray of the cherry tree bowed down to her knee. 'And now you see Joseph, here are cherries for me.'
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It is based on
- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "The Cherry-Tree Carol"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "The Ballad of the Cherry Tree" [ voice and piano ] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, [adaptation] ; composed by John Edmunds.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-08-03
Line count: 24
Word count: 115