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by Lord Thomas Wharton, First Marquess of Wharton PC (1648 - 1715)

Lilliburlero
 (Sung text for setting by J. Edmunds)
 Matches base text
Language: English 
Ho! brother Teague, d’ye hear de decree?
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
Dat we shall have a new deputie,
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
Refrain
   Lero, lero, lilliburlero,
   Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
   Lero, lero, lilliburlero,
   Lilliburlero, bullen a la.

Ho! by my soul it is de Talbot,
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
And he will cut all de English throat.
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
   Refrain

And de good Talbot is made a lord
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
And with brave lads is coming aboard,
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
   Refrain

Who in all France have taken a sware,
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
Dat they will have no Protestant heir
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
   Refrain

Now, now de hereticks all shall go down
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
Chreish and St. Patrick de nation’s our own.
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
   Refrain

Dere was an old prophecy found in a bog
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
Ireland shall be ruled by an ass and a dog,
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
   Refrain

And now dis prophecy is come to pass
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
Talbot’s de dog and James is de ass,
Lilliburlero, bullen a la.
   Refrain

Notes
Line 1-1: "Teague" is a derisive term for Irish Catholics
Line 1-2: For "Lilliburlero", Edmunds indicates a pronunciation of [ˌlɪ li bʊr ˈli ro]
Line 2-1: "Talbot" refers to Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, a Catholic, appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland by in 1687
Line 5-3: "Chreish" refers to Christ Church Cathedral (The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity) in Dublin
Line 7-3: "James" refers to King James II, who appointed Talbot


Composition:

    Set to music by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "Lilliburlero", published 1953, copyright © 1953 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Lord Thomas Wharton, First Marquess of Wharton PC (1648 - 1715)

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-12-07
Line count: 39
Word count: 188

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