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If ever thou gav'st meat or drink,
Every nighte and alle,
The fire shall never make thee shrink;
And Christe receive thy saule.
If meat or drink thou ne'er gav'st nane,
Every nighte and alle,
The fire will burn thee to the bare bane;
And Christe receive thy saule.
This ae nighte, this ae nighte,
Every nighte and alle,
Fire and sleete and candle-lighte,
And Christe receive thy saule.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 7-9 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), "A Lyke-Wake Dirge: Versus IV: Postlude", 1951-2, first performed 1952, stanzas 7-9 [ soprano, tenor, women's chorus, and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Cantata, no. 7
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
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Si algun cop has donat carn o beguda,
cada nit i totes les nits,
el foc mai et consumirà;
i que Crist rebi la teva ànima.
Si mai no has donat carn ni beguda,
cada nit i totes les nits,
el foc et cremarà fins als ossos;
i que Crist rebi la teva ànima.
Aquesta mateixa nit, aquesta mateixa nit,
cada nit i totes les nits,
foc i llar i llum d’espelmes,
i que Crist rebi la teva ànima.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 7-9 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from English to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2021 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2021-12-26
Line count: 36
Word count: 233