♫ The Coventry Carol (Collegium Vocale Gent) ♪

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)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Carol
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A8378733
http://www.lizlyle.lofgrens.org/RmOlSngs/RTOS-CoventryCarol.html
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/coventry_carol-1.htm
http://www.collegiumvocale.com/
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Collegium-Vocale-Gent.htm
http://programmas.canvas.be/canvas-klassiek/archief/canvas-klassiek-collegium...
http://itunes.apple.com/nl/artist/collegium-vocale-gent/id4799340
http://web.mac.com/luigiorsini/PeterDijkstra/Welkom.html
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Dijkstra-Peter.htm
http://www.br-online.de/br-klassik/br-chor/kuenstlerischer-leiter-peter-dijks...
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dijkstra

Lully lulla, thow littell tine child,
By, by, lully lullay, thow littell tyne child,
By, by, lully lullay!

O sisters too, How may we do
For to preserve this day
This pore yongling, For whom we do singe
By, by, lully, lullay?

Herod, the king, In his raging,
Chargid he hath this day
His men of might In his owne sight
All yonge children to slay

That wo is me, Pore child, for thee,
And ever morne and [may]
For thi parting Neither say nor singe,
By, by, lully, lullay.


(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 sing
By by lully lullay.

Herod the king, in his raging,
Charged he hath this day
His men of might in his own sight
All children young to slay.

That woe is me, poor child, for thee,
And ever mourn and pray.
For thy parting, neither say nor sing,
By by lully lullay.)

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• Coventry
• Carol
• Christmas
• Collegium
• Vocale
• Gent
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• choral
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• cappella
• capella
• choir
• Begijnhofkerk
• Sint-Truiden
• yt:stretch=16:9

[slashtiger1]

This vid's AMAZING! One little question: Where'd you get the lyrics from? This appears to be 12th century or older, considering the styles as well as the spelling used. I know these lyrics exist, only I've never seen them in real life.

[REV16665]

@slashtiger1 Click any of the first four links under the video, and the lyrics will appear - as if by a miracle!

[REV16665]

@margotlorena1 I don't. I treat smart arses like that, esp. the ones who accuse ME of being one. Good riddance to you!

[margotlorena1]

@REV16665 why you treat people like that? I just told you twice what I meant with my comment yet you keep making fun of me, for no reason at all. you still dont understand what I wrote, I thought this was a placing for sharing opinions and experiences, but I guess not, I guess bashing and making fun of people is what your channel is all about, if you didnt understand what I said you could have asked me to elaborate further, to explain, but no, you try to appear smart. goodbye.

[Kavafy]

@margotlorena1 As originally written (and performed here), there are three vocal parts - soprano, tenor and bass. The minor 2nd you are talking about occurs in the final phrase of every verse, where the sopranos sing a sharpened 7th and the tenors don't. In this version, they only do it on the very last verse, at 2:33. You can hear versions by The Sixteen and maybe The King's Singers where they use the minor 2nd more.

[REV16665]

@margotlorena1 So the person who commented "I know of a version with several minor seconds between alto and soprano... but I can't hear it here... on "young" should have been one" is calling ME a smart arse? That is ex-treme-ly funny! Thank you very much for that!!! (I've been laughing my socks off all day, you see...)

[margotlorena1]

@REV16665 WTF man what do you have to be like that? completely twisting one's words to make you look smarter: I was talking of another version of this carol I know of, on the world young should have been a 2nd minor, but this is another version. I never said I was absolutely certain or anything, I was talking about the version the Cambridge singers sing, directed by John Rutter.

[REV16665]

@margotlorena1 You appear to be very well-informed. Since you are absolutely certain that 'on "young" should have been one', you might as well announce to the world who composed this beautiful carol!

[CrownedWithLaurels]

This is beautiful. On a completely unrelated note, that bloke on the far right is REALLY tall.

[margotlorena1]

@franciskoerber I know of a version with several minor seconds between alto and soprano... but I can't hear it here... on "young" should have been one