by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I syng of a mayden
Language: Middle English
Our translations: FRE
I syng of a mayden þat is makeles, kyng of alle kynges to here sone che ches. He came also stylle þer his moder was as dew in aprylle, þat fallyt on þe gras. He cam also stylle to his moderes bowr as dew in aprille, þat fallyt on þe flour. He cam also stylle þer his moder lay as dew in Aprille, þat fallyt on þe spray.; Moder & mayden was neuer non but che -- wel may swych a lady Godes moder be.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, first published c1400 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Helen Gifford (b. 1935), "I syng of a mayden", 1955 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "As dew in Aprylle" [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , from "A Medieval Anthology", edited by Mary Segar ; composed by Henk Badings, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, Gustav Holst.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Benjamin Britten, John Theodore Livingston Raynor.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Benjamin Burrows, Roger Quilter, Egon Joseph Wellesz.
- Also set in English, adapted by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-06
Line count: 20
Word count: 84
I sing of a maiden
Language: English after the Middle English
I sing of a maiden That is matchless; King of all kings To her son she chose. He came all so still There his mother was, As dew in April That falleth on the grass. He came all so still To his mother's bower, As dew in April That falleth on the flower. He came all so still There his mother lay, As dew in April That falleth on the spray. Mother and maiden Was never none but she; Well may such a lady Goddes mother be.
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Middle English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , first published c1400
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "Carol to Our Lady", 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "An old carol", op. 25 (Six songs) no. 3 (1923), published 1924, first performed 1923 [ voice and piano ], Winthrop Rogers [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Carol", op. 62a (1944) [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-06
Line count: 20
Word count: 87