by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Tidinges, tidinges that be true
Language: English
Refrain Tidinges, tidinges that be true, Sorowe is paste and joye dothe renue. [Qwereas]2 Adam caused be sinne Oure nature thus to be mortall, A maiden sone dothe nowe begin For to repaire us from that fall. And that is true; The name of him is Criste Jesu. (Refrain) Sume of oure kinde hathe hadd [such]3 grase That sin his birthe they did him se Bothe sonne and mother fase to fase In the chefe cite calde Jure. And that is true; Bothe kinges and schepardes they it knue. (Refrain) The prophettes thereof ware nothing dismaide, Of that tidinges before that they hadde tolde; For nowe it is full righte as they saide, A clene maide hathe borne a king [in folde]1. And that is true; For he is borne to ware the purpull hue.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with E. K. Chambers and F. Sedgwick, Early English Lyrics, London: 1921, page 133.
1 editors' suggestion to complete a defective line.2 Edmunds: "Oh where as"
3 Edmunds: "such-é"
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "Kings and Shepherds" [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-07
Line count: 23
Word count: 135