Coventry Carol
by Antico Lunario
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🌔 Greetings and blessings to all of you! 🌖
Curiosities about this song:
The "Coventry Carol" is an English Christmas carol dating from the 16th century. The carol was traditionally performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story from chapter two in the Gospel of Matthew: the carol itself refers to the Massacre of the Innocents, in which Herod ordered all male infants under the age of two in Bethlehem to be killed, and takes the form of a lullaby sung by mothers of the doomed children.
The music contains a well-known example of a Picardy third. The author is unknown; the oldest known text was written down by Robert Croo in 1534, and the oldest known setting of the melody dates from 1591. There is an alternative, modern setting of the carol by Kenneth Leighton, and another by Philip Stopford.
(source: Wikipedia)
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Curiosities about this song:
The "Coventry Carol" is an English Christmas carol dating from the 16th century. The carol was traditionally performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story from chapter two in the Gospel of Matthew: the carol itself refers to the Massacre of the Innocents, in which Herod ordered all male infants under the age of two in Bethlehem to be killed, and takes the form of a lullaby sung by mothers of the doomed children.
The music contains a well-known example of a Picardy third. The author is unknown; the oldest known text was written down by Robert Croo in 1534, and the oldest known setting of the melody dates from 1591. There is an alternative, modern setting of the carol by Kenneth Leighton, and another by Philip Stopford.
(source: Wikipedia)
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lyrics
[Lyrics]
Lully, lulla, Thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
Lullay, thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
O sisters too, how may we do,
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we do sing
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
Herod, the king, in his raging,
Charged he hath this day
His men of might, in his own sight,
All young children to slay...
Lully, lulla, Thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
Lully, lulla, Thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
That woe is me, poor Child for Thee!
And every mourn and day
For thy parting neither say nor sing,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay...
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Lully, lulla, Thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
Lullay, thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
O sisters too, how may we do,
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we do sing
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
Herod, the king, in his raging,
Charged he hath this day
His men of might, in his own sight,
All young children to slay...
Lully, lulla, Thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
Lully, lulla, Thou little tiny Child,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay.
That woe is me, poor Child for Thee!
And every mourn and day
For thy parting neither say nor sing,
Bye, bye, lully, lullay...
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released December 25, 2019
— Francesco Ronchi
vocals, choirs, acoustic guitars, electric bass, idiophones, frame drum, programming
Arranged, recorded and engineered at La Spelonca Studio during four days of tribulation. A nice venture.
Composition of the main melody is anonymous, dating back to the England of XVI century
Cover design by Francesco Ronchi
Artwork (in public domain) painted by Edmund Koken (1814-1872)
Title: "View of a Church-Yards Entrance in Winter"
— Francesco Ronchi
vocals, choirs, acoustic guitars, electric bass, idiophones, frame drum, programming
Arranged, recorded and engineered at La Spelonca Studio during four days of tribulation. A nice venture.
Composition of the main melody is anonymous, dating back to the England of XVI century
Cover design by Francesco Ronchi
Artwork (in public domain) painted by Edmund Koken (1814-1872)
Title: "View of a Church-Yards Entrance in Winter"
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Antico Lunario Italy
Antico Lunario play folk music that is one of a kind, taking inspiration from traditional music of different cultures and blending it with contemporary genres like neofolk, neomedieval and progressive rock music, always maintaining their own distinctive and romantic vision. We play for people telling stories through musical notes and lore. ... more
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