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IV I. I sing of a maiden that is makèless; King of all Kings To her son she ches II. He came all so still Where his mother was As dew in April That falleth on the grass III. He came all so still To his mother's bow'r, As dew in April That falleth on the flower. IV. He came all so still Where his Mother lay, As dew in April That falleth on the spray. V Mother and Maiden was never now but she; Well may such a lady Godës Mother be. And nine carols - including that fine Corpus Christi by Peter Warlock - Lully Lullay The faucon hath borne my make away. As strange & moving a thing as I've ever heard. Warlock is a modern, who committed suicide about five years ago. Julian said his was a talent - but never to be a big one - & he led a strange Bloomsbury waster's life - Wellif this had been all - it seems to me a big all- And a very rare & lovely folksong they sang- arranged by Vaughan Williams who has done a lot of good arranging of old songs - several arrangements of his on
Transcription Notes:
I sing of a maiden is a 14th c English poem/carol so some words are middle english. "Ches" (in Sect I)= is "chose" in Middle Eng.
The Corpus Christi (or Falcon) carol in Middle Eng, late 14th c.; lyrics in Modern Eng.: Lully Lullay, the falcon has born away. my mate