by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

The Bayly Berith the Bell Away
 (Sung text for setting by P. Warlock)
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Language: English 
The maidens came when I was in my mother's bow'r;
I had all that I would.
The bailey beareth the bell away;
The lily, the rose, the rose I lay.

The silver is white, red is the gold;
The robes they lay in fold.
The bailey beareth the bell away;
The lily, the rose, the rose I lay.

And through the glass window shines the sun.
How should I love, and I so young?
The bailey beareth the bell away;
The lily, the rose, the rose I lay.

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "The Bayly Berith the Bell Away", 1918, published 1919 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 15th century )

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 88