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This ae nighte, this ae nighte, Every nighte and alle, Fire and [fleete]1 and candle-lighte, And Christe receive thy saule. When thou from hence away [art]2 past, Every nighte and alle, To Whinnymuir thou com'st at last; And Christe receive thy saule. 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. From Whinnymuir when thou may'st pass, Every nighte and alle, To Brig o' Dread thou com'st at last; And Christe receive thy saule. From Brig o' Dread when thou may'st pass, Every nighte and alle, To Purgatory fire thou com'st at last; And Christe receive thy saule. 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]3 thee to the bare bane; And Christe receive thy saule. This ae nighte, this ae nighte, Every nighte and alle, Fire and [fleete]1 and candle-lighte, And Christe receive thy saule.
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• A. Bax • A. Bax • I. Stravinsky • I. Stravinsky • I. Stravinsky • I. StravinskyI. Stravinsky sets stanzas 1-2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
I. Stravinsky sets stanzas 3-4 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
I. Stravinsky sets stanzas 5-6 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
I. Stravinsky sets stanzas 7-9 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Stravinsky: "sleete"
2 Stravinsky: "are"
3 Bax: "sall prick"
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 15th century ) [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "A Lye-Wake", subtitle: "Dirge", P. 105 (1908) [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "A Lye-Wake", subtitle: "Dirge", P. 326 (1934) [ high voice and orchestra ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Dirge", op. 31 no. 4 (1943), published 1944, first performed 1943 [ tenor, horn, and strings or piano ], from Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, no. 4, London : Boosey & Hawkes [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Henry) Walford Davies, Sir (1869 - 1941), "This ae nighte", op. 18 (Six Songs) no. 3, published 1905 [ voice and piano ], London : Sidney Riordan [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "A Lyke-Wake dirge" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), "A Lyke-Wake Dirge: Versus I. Prelude", (1951-2), first performed 1952, stanzas 1-2 [ soprano, tenor, women's chorus, and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Cantata, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- 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 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), "A Lyke-Wake Dirge: Versus III: 2nd Interlude", 1951-2, first performed 1952, stanzas 5-6 [ soprano, tenor, women's chorus, and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Cantata, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- 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 [sung text checked 1 time]
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"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 207
Cette nuit même, cette nuit même, - Chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - Le feu et l'eau et la flamme de la bougie, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme. Quand d'ici tu t'en es allé -Chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - À la Lande-aux-ajoncs tu arrives enfin, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme. Si jamais tu donnas chausses et chaussures - chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - Assieds-toi et mets-les, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme. Si chausses ni chaussures jamais n'en donnas rien - chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - Les ajoncs te piqueront jusqu'à l'os, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme. De la Lande-aux-ajoncs si tu peux t'en aller - chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - Au Pont de la Terreur tu arrives enfin, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme. Du Pont de la Terreur si tu peux t'en aller - chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - Au feu du Purgatoire tu arrives enfin, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme. Si jamais tu donnas viande ou vin - chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - Jamais le feu ne te consumera, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme. Si viande ni vin n'en donnas jamais - chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - Le feu te brûlera jusqu'à l'os, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme. Cette nuit, cette nuit même, - chaque nuit et toutes les nuits - Le feu et l'eau et la flamme de la bougie, Et que le Christ reçoive ton âme.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Jean-Pierre Granger.
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Based on:
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-11
Line count: 36
Word count: 243