Now is the month of maying

Now is the month of maying,
When merry lads are playing, fa la,
Each with his bonny lass
Upon the greeny grass. Fa la.

The Spring, clad all in gladness,
Doth laugh at Winter's sadness, fa la,
And to the bagpipe's sound
The nymphs tread out their ground. Fa la

Fie then! why sit we musing,
Youth's sweet delight refusing? Fa la.
Say dainty nymphs, and speak,
Shall we play barley-break? Fa la.

by Thomas Morley (1557-1602) , published 1595

a text in Italian by Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605) [text unavailable]

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

by John Ireland (1879-1962) , "In praise of May", 1909 [soprano, alto, and piano], from Eight songs for upper voices and piano, no. 3.
by Thomas Morley (1557-1602) , "Now is the month of Maying"

DUT Dutch (Lidy van Noordenburg)

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