Coventry Carol (Traditional)

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• CPDL #27368:  Capella

Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2012-10-17).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 54 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• CPDL #18471: 

Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2008-12-29).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 27 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Original Version 15th Century found by Thomas Sharp and published in "Dissertations" in 1825.

• CPDL #13152: 

Editor: Brian Hart (submitted 2006-11-22).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Traditional version. This edition is set with the half-note getting the pulse and alternating between 4/2, 3/2 and Cut Time bars. This is the faithful reproduction of how the Original Version of 1591 was printed in the Dissertation on the Pageants of Coventry by Thomas Sharp in 1825. In F-Major and for three parts.

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: "Choral" spelt wrong in copyright notice See the discussion page for full description.

• CPDL #07039:  PDF and MIDI files available

Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 47 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: harm. Martin Fallas Shaw

• CPDL #01759:  PDF file available

Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Two versions available: traditional and modern.

See also:

• Christmas Songbook
• Coventry Carol (arrangement by Joseph G. Stephens)
• Coventry Carol (Henry Walford Davies)

General Information

Title: Coventry Carol
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: STB

Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

External websites:

• Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Coventry Carol

Original text and translations

English text

Lully Lulla, thou little tiny child,
By by lully lullay.

O sisters too how may we do,
For to preserve this day,
This poor youngling for whom we do sing,
by by lully lullay.

Herod the king in his raging,
Charged he hath this day,
His man of might in his own sight,
All young children to slay.

That woe is me poor child for thee,
And ever mourn and say,
for thy parting, neither say nor sing,
by by lully lullay.

Lully Lulla, thou little tiny child,
By by lully lullay.