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Lully lullay (Coventry carol) |
Lully lullay, thou little tiny child,
By by lully lullay.
Thou little tiny child,
By by lully lullay.
Oh sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we do sing
By by lully lullay.
Herod the king, in his raging,
Chargéd he hath this day
His men of might in his own sight
All young children to slay.
Then woe is me, poor child, for thee,
And ever mourn and pray.
For thy parting, neither say nor sing,
By by lully lullay.
Lully lullay, thou little tiny child,
By by lully lullay.
Thou little tiny child,
By by lully lullay.
The Coventry Carol (Anonymus, 15th c. or 16th c.)
Performed by Collegium Vocale Gent, conducted by Peter Dijkstra
From the Begijnhofkerk, Sint-Truiden (Flanders, Belgium)