Brigg Fair (Volkslieder (Folksongs), set by P. Grainger) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


It was on the fifth of August 
Er' the weather fine and fair, 
Unto Brigg Fair I did repair, 
For love I was inclined.

I rose up with the lark in the morning, 
With my heart so full of glee, 
Of thinking there to meet my dear, 
Long time I'd wished to see.

I took hold of her lily-white hand, 
O and merrily was her heart: 
"And now we're met together 
I hope we ne'er shall part".

For it's meeting is a pleasure, 
And parting is a grief, 
But an unconstant lover 
Is worse than any thief.

The green leaves they shall wither 
And the branches they shall die 
If ever I prove false to her, 
To the girl that loves me.

Note: "Er" is a folk-singer's added "nonsense-syllable"

Input by David K. Smythe

Authorship

Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)

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