by Thomas Chatterton (1753 - 1770)

O sing unto my roundelay
 (Sung text for setting by S. Wesley)
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Language: English 
O! sing unto my roundelay,
   O! drop the briny tear with me;
 Dance no more on holiday,
   Like a running river be:
         My love is dead,
       Gone to his death-bed,
     All under the willow-tree.

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Glossary:
'Cryne:' hair.
'Rode:' complexion.
'Dent:' fix.
'Gree:' grow.
'Ouphant:' elfish.
'Reytes:' water-flags.

Composition:

    Set to music by Samuel Wesley (1766 - 1837), "O sing unto my roundelay", 1811, stanza 1 [ chorus ], partsong

Text Authorship:

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Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 60
Word count: 314