Green Grow the Rushes, O (Jeremy Rawson)

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• (Posted 2023-10-05)  CPDL #76081: 

Editor: Jeremy Rawson (submitted 2023-10-05).   Score information: A4, 25 pages, 1002 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Green Grow the Rushes, O
Composer: Jeremy Rawson
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 2023
Description: Arrangement of the traditional song for SATB (div) and piano

Original text and translations

English text

I'll sing you twelve, O
Green grow the rushes, O
What are your twelve, O?
Twelve for the twelve Apostles
Eleven for the eleven who went to heaven,
Ten for the ten commandments,
Nine for the nine bright shiners,
Eight for the April Rainers.
Seven for the seven stars in the sky,
Six for the six proud walkers,
Five for the symbols at your door,
Four for the Gospel makers,
Three, three, the rivals,
Two, two, the lily-white boys,
Clothed all in green, O
One is one and all alone
And evermore shall be so.