Lemady (Volkslieder (Folksongs), set by (Benjamin Britten)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

Lemady

Language: English

Available translation(s): FRE GER

One midsummer's morn as I were a-walking
The fields and the meadows were covered with green,
The birds a-sweetly singing so pleasant and so charming,
So early in the morning by the break of the day.

Arise, arise, go pluck your love a posy
of the prettiest flowers that grows in yonder green.
O yes I'll arise and pluck lilies, pinks and roses
All for my dearest Lemady, the girl I adore.

O Lemady, O Lemady what a lovely lass thou art
Thou art the fairest creature that ever my eye did see!
I'll play you a tune all on the pipes of ivory
So early in the morning by the break of the day.

Authorship

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [author's text not yet checked 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Lemady", 1976 [voice and harp], from 8 Folk Song Arrangements, no. 3. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this text: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 115