There was a pig went out to dig
 (Sung text for setting by P. Grainger)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  DUT
There was a pig went out to dig; 
Chrisimas Day, Chrisimas Day. 
There was pig went out to dig; 
Chrisimas Day in the morning. 

2. There was a cow went out to plow 

3. There was a doe went out to hoe
	
4. There was a drake went out to rake 

5. There was a sparrow went out to harrow 

6. There was a minnow went out to winnow

7. There was a sheep went out to reap 

8. There was a crow went out to sow 

9. There was a roe went out to mow

From: "Nursery Rhymes and Country Songs", both tunes and words from tradition, collected in Lancashire by Marianne Harriet Mason (1845-1932). Arrangement + verses 3 and 9 added by: Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) © 1915 by Percy Grainger. Date of arrangement: set 10.5.1905, rescored and shortened 11.5.1910. Text Author: Traditional: verses 1-2, 4-8; 3 + 9 by Percy Aldridge Grainger.

Composition:

    Set to music by Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961), "There was a pig went out to dig", alternate title: "Chrisimas day in the morning" [ four-part chorus and piano ], arrangement

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , title 1: "Kerstmis in de ochtend", title 2: "Daar ging een varken uit graven", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Lidy van Noordenburg

This text was added to the website: 2023-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 96