Ripe strawberries (John Liptrot Hatton)

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• (Posted 2023-10-26)  CPDL #76697:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-26).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 377 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Ripe strawberries
Composer: John Liptrot Hatton
Lyricist: William Smallcombe Passmore
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB, AT divisi
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1876 J. L. Peters
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Original text and translations

English text

    Ripe strawberries!
    Ripe strawberries!
All fresh as morn, who’ll buy?
    Like grot or pool,
    They’ll quickly cool
The breath of parched July!
    I’ve Bridal Belles,
    And Nonpareils,
For knight or lady fair;
    And just a few,
    For leal and true,
Of British Queens, most rare!

    Ripe strawberries!
    Ripe strawberries!
Fresh from their shady bed,
    Where fay and sprite,
    Each summer night,
Their fragrant banquet spread!
    So buy my belles,
    And Nonpareils,
Or taste my queenly fare;
    For all approve
    With loyal love,
A British Queen so rare!