by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

A Lyke‑Wake Dirge: Versus II: 1st Interlude
 (Sung text for setting by I. Stravinsky)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  CAT FRE NYN SPA
 ... 

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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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
  • NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Sørgesong", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Pablo Sabat) , "Canto fúnebre"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 211