Tomorrow shall be my dancing day See base text
Language: English
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day,
I would my true love did so chance
To see the legend of my plays,
To call my true love to the dance.
Sing oh my love, oh my love, my love, my love,
This have I done for my true love.
Then was I born of a Virgin pure,
Of her I took fleshly substance:
Then was I knit to man's nature,
To call my true love to my dance.
Sing oh my love, oh my love, my love, my love,
This have I done for my true love.
In a manger laid and wrapp'd I was,
So very poor this was my chance,
Betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass,
To call my true love to the dance.
Sing oh my love, oh my love, my love, my love,
This have I done for my true love.
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Composition:
- Set to music by John Milford Rutter, CBE (b. 1945), "Tomorrow shall be my dancing day", stanzas 1-3 [ chorus ], from Dancing Day; A cycle of traditional Christmas carols, no. 6, note: arrangement of a traditional English melody
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , a Cornish carol from Sandys, Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern, first published 1833
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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: 64
Word count: 490