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They bore him barefaced on the bier

Language: English

They bore him barefaced on the bier;
Hey non nonny, nonny, hey nonny;
And in his grave rain'd many a tear:--
Fare you well, my dove!

You must sing a-down a-down,
An you call him a-down-a.
O, how the wheel becomes it! It is the false
steward, that stole his master's daughter.

For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.

And will he not come again?
And will he not come again?
No, no, he is dead:
Go to thy death-bed:
He never will come again.

His beard was as white as snow,
All flaxen was his poll:
He is gone, he is gone,
And we cast away moan:
God ha' mercy on his soul!


Authorship

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

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Set in German, a translation of Karl Joseph Simrock (1802-1876) GER Set in German, a translation of August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767-1845) ITA GER Set in German, a translation of August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767-1845) ITA GER

Date added to the website: 2005-12-28.

Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß

Language: German

Sie Trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß
Leider, ach leider!
Und manche Trän' fiel in  Grabes Schoß.
Ihr müßt singen: " 'nunter"!
Und ruft ihr ihn 'nunter
Denn traut lieb Fränzel ist all meine Lust.


Input by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Authorship Based on

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

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
    * ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)

Date added to the website: 2008-07-06.