It was a lover and his lass

Song TitleIt was a lover and his lass (Search)
Composer(s):Frederick Delius
Author(s):William Shakespeare
Keyword(s) & Features: Birds; Carol; Carpe Diem; Corn; Country; Double Entendre; Fields; Flowers; Folks; Hey Noni Noni; Joy; Lasses; Life; Lovers; Lying; Pastoral; Prime; Relaxation; Rye; Spring; Time
First LineIt was a lover and his lass (Search)
Average Duration2:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1915 - 1916 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=14870
Larger WorkFour Old English Lyrics (Search)
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsElizabethan poetry and drama (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/b/ba/IMSLP435041-PMLP199858-Delius_-_It_was_a_lover_and_his_lass_(Winthrop_1919).pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/5H1TuBXHSqcPInngpHpWyp
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/it-was-a-lover-and-his-lass-14/
Catalog DesignationFour Old English Lyrics, no. 1 (Search)
Range: C#4 - A5 (Search)
NotesAlso available in low key; From As you like it (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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