by Thomas Dekker (c1572 - 1632)
Troll the bowl See original
Language: English
Cold's the wind, and wet's the rain,
Saint Hugh be our good speed:
Ill is the weather that bringeth no gain,
Nor helps good hearts in need.
Trowl the bowl, the jolly nut-brown bowl,
And here, kind mate, to thee:
Let's sing a dirge for Saint Hugh's soul,
And down it merrily.
Down-a-down, hey, down-a-down,
Hey derry derry, down-a-down!
Ho! well done, to me let come!
Ring compass, gentle joy.
Trowl the bowl, the jolly nut-brown bowl,
And here, kind mate, to thee:
Let's sing a dirge for Saint Hugh's soul,
And down it merrily.
Down-a-down, hey, down-a-down,
Hey derry derry, down-a-down!
Ho! well done, to me let come!
Ring compass, gentle joy.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950), "Troll the bowl", R. 42 (1925), published 1925, stanzas 1-3,2,3 [ voice and piano ], Oxford University Press
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Dekker (c1572 - 1632), "The second Three-Man's song", appears in The Shoemaker's Holiday
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Line count: 16
Word count: 97