by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
A Lyke‑Wake Dirge: Versus II: 1st Interlude
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Language: English
Our translations: CAT FRE ITA NYN SPA
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If ever thou gav'st hos'n and shoon,
Every nighte and alle,
Sit thee down and put them on;
And Christe receive thy saule.
If hos'n and shoon thou ne'er gav'st nane,
Every nighte and alle,
The winnies shall prick thee to the bare bane;
And Christe receive thy saule.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3-4 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), "A Lyke-Wake Dirge: Versus II: 1st Interlude", 1951-2, first performed 1952, stanzas 3-4 [ soprano, tenor, women's chorus, and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Cantata, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 15th century )
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Chant funèbre", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Sørgesong", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Pablo Sabat) , "Canto fúnebre"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 211
Language: French (Français)  after the English
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Si jamais tu donnas chausses et chaussures
- chaque nuit et toutes les nuits -
Assieds-toi et mets-les,
Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme.
Si chausses ni chaussures jamais n'en donnas rien
- chaque nuit et toutes les nuits -
Les ajoncs te piqueront jusqu'à l'os,
Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3-4 of the original text.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-11
Line count: 36
Word count: 243